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of, relating to, or involving conscious mental activities (such as thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering)
cognitive development
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Recent Examples of cognitive
The MoCA assesses cognitive impairment by asking patients to perform a variety of simple tasks.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The oldest Americans, who are most likely to experience cognitive decline, came to social media later in life—and still, nearly half of the population over 65 uses it.
—Talia Barrington, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
Stay in school Education reduces the risk of cognitive decline and dementia.
—Kristen Cusato, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2025
The stigma and fear around the technology has caused some employees to shy away from a tool that can enhance productivity and certain mental health benefits like cognitive re-framing for anxiety.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The oldest Americans, who are most likely to experience cognitive decline, came to social media later in life—and still, nearly half of the population over 65 uses it.
—Talia Barrington, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
Stay in school Education reduces the risk of cognitive decline and dementia.
—Kristen Cusato, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2025
The stigma and fear around the technology has caused some employees to shy away from a tool that can enhance productivity and certain mental health benefits like cognitive re-framing for anxiety.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognitive
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But there are a handful of fitness tests that are possible to complete on your own (at home or the gym), which offer a reasonable proxy for VO₂ max, say Angadi and Stoner.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
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The authors focused on identifying characters with sufficient screen time to learn enough about their childhoods to make a reasonable assessment based on the questionnaire.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
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The Congressional Budget Office states that there does not appear to be any direct empirical evidence pointing to a medical cost offset.Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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The former is a matter of faith; the latter are empirical realities.Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024
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The immersive creative act gave rise to analytic distance as the finished poem detached itself from its author.Louise Glück, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2025
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Custom card services with real-time insights and advanced analytic tools allow companies to fine-tune products, track spending habits and enhance customer engagement and loyalty.Mohamed Madkour, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Unfortunately, despite her best efforts, Cunanan answered correctly and clinched the win with a final score of $19,400.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Even beyond that, this was probably Miller’s best game of the year.Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Cognitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognitive. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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