as in intellect
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
the president's inner circle of advisers just didn't seem to have the brainpower to deal with the crisis
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Recent Examples of brainpower
Smart robots will have both the muscle to do the work and the brainpower to run themselves.
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Kevin Drum, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
This week, the majority of your waking brainpower is focused on planning for your future.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
Winning The Battle For Attention In an economy that runs on brainpower, employee attention is an organization's most precious resource.
—Scott Hitchins, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Throw in the time, money, and brainpower to turn ideas into reality.
—Kirill Vladimirovich, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Kevin Drum, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
This week, the majority of your waking brainpower is focused on planning for your future.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
Winning The Battle For Attention In an economy that runs on brainpower, employee attention is an organization's most precious resource.
—Scott Hitchins, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Throw in the time, money, and brainpower to turn ideas into reality.
—Kirill Vladimirovich, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for brainpower
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainpower
Noun
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And certainly, in the playoffs in the end of the year, Jayden Daniels sitting in the pocket, beating pressure, so much of that again with his poise and intellect and accuracy with his arm, and again, just really, really rare to see that.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2025
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While all of this is going on, Rowan, trapped in the Victrola (which Julien has staged like a Victorian pub, for some reason), is just blowing through lore exposition thanks to her suddenly unencumbered intellect.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
2 Feb. 2025
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We're not limited to making suggestions in the boardroom; our (ideas) extend deeply into an enterprise's daily operations, encompassing brand building, channel expansion, marketing, insights into consumer trends, digital transformation and the establishment of business intelligence systems.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Trump said after he was asked about the potential for intelligence cooperation.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Hamas announced their names on Friday morning, projecting a sense of business as usual.—
Patrick Kingsley,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Bill’s obsession compels Hal to return home, hoping to talk some sense into his brother.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Brainpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainpower. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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