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cognition

noun

Definition of cognition

as in perception

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 These findings indicate the potentially important role TyrRS may play in the synthesis of proteins essential for cognition and memory. — Sajish Mathew, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026 Perception leads to cognition, which in turn leads to action. — Benjamin Riley, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026 New research linking mouth bacteria to inflammation, cognition and longevity is colliding with prebiotic formulas and portable formats reshaping a $55 billion industry. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026 As recent writing on dance and cognition suggests, choreography is not simply a map of moving coordinates. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cognition

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Time is one of Butler’s preoccupations—its fleeting nature, its nonlinear experience, its rubberbanding effect on our perception.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
What readers are saying The conversation explores the contrasting perceptions of two political figures, Marshall and Hamilton, in the context of Kansas politics.

— Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of perception

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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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Charging infrastructure at ports would supply the electricity needed for operation, allowing the concept to avoid direct carbon emissions while sailing.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
The process started with 2D concept art, mapping out the shapes the team needed to build Wicker Husband.

— Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of concept

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Bloomberg reports that despite having helped with the company’s conception, Luckey has no equity or ongoing role in Warhound.

— Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026
At the time, the Busby Berkeley conception of musical film as outlandish spectacle was the choreographic vogue.

— David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

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