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cognition

noun

Definition of cognition

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technical conscious mental activities; the activities of thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering disabilities affecting cognition and judgment

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Recent Examples of cognition Across domains such as cognition, cardiorespiratory fitness, and muscular strength, that window can end well before a person becomes unhealthy or unable to work. — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 And because cognition is so closely tied to a person’s sense of competence and identity, those changes can be surprisingly frightening. — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 19 Aug. 2026 And in a study of a third group of over 690 participants, super movers had better cognition and lower prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 In her essay ‘Recognizing the Stranger,’ Palestinian British writer Isabella Hammad calls this re-cognition, or, following Socrates, anagnorisis. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cognition

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Dasti is the first Persian woman to receive a Burning Man honorarium, which adds more meaning to a piece focused on time, perception, and cultural memory.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Uptown Charlotte’s public safety, and perception versus reality, stood at the forefront of Charlotte Center City Partners board meeting Thursday morning.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of perception

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Official homeless counts show RV numbers plunging in this 400-square-mile expanse, but wild statistical swings and locals’ on-the-ground observations suggest serious miscounts and an illusory improvement.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Since its establishment in 2025, the border task force has conducted tens of thousands of detection and monitoring patrols and thousands of observation flights, the task force said.

— Mike Stone, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of observation

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Texture, depth and grainy intellection are absent.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
Despite appearances to the contrary—the swirling sentences, the feverish intellection—there is nothing hermetic about Krasznahorkai’s work, both old and new, which squarely faces contemporary European reality and its perils, including the tortured dynamics of settlement, movement, and identity.

— James Wood, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025

Definition of intellection

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Creative interior spaces include sunrooms for reading, a dark room for calm reflection, an art and science lab, a café, and both indoor and outdoor gardens, which include an impressive living wall.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026
Scott says he’s learned not to shy away from the pain of death and Kellie pours out her heart in exquisitely tender reflections on social media.

— Susan Young, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of reflection

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While the concept was conceived decades ago, a public demonstration of a system that does not rely on GPS signals or any other special installation infrastructure has not been achieved till now.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
The Fish Market is a seafood spot with a sea-to-table concept—guests can select their own seafood, which is then cooked with Maldivian flavors and ingredients.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of concept

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The move would have been difficult to imagine under the traditional conception of college sports.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
From one vantage, Kardashian’s path to global superstardom was borne by a perfect storm of time, place, person, and opportunity—a convergence of the smartphone, social media, reality TV, and the changing conception of what constitutes a celebrity.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

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