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
Can an online game that combines human brainpower with AI solve intractable problems?
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Ottó Elíasson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2019
Project Icarus Like a lot of cool things, the field of asteroid defense began with a bunch of kids at MIT with brainpower to spare.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Is the collective brainpower of the staff built to squeeze the most out of its personnel, even if that personnel (light receivers, a pass-catching tight end, etc.) was not amassed to run the ball?
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Unlike humans, who focus more on visual information, dogs dedicate much of their brainpower to analyzing scents.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Ottó Elíasson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2019
Project Icarus Like a lot of cool things, the field of asteroid defense began with a bunch of kids at MIT with brainpower to spare.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Is the collective brainpower of the staff built to squeeze the most out of its personnel, even if that personnel (light receivers, a pass-catching tight end, etc.) was not amassed to run the ball?
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Unlike humans, who focus more on visual information, dogs dedicate much of their brainpower to analyzing scents.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brainpower
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainpower
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Batman, who relied not on superpowers but on his own intellect, was the thinking-man’s superhero.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
11 July 2025
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Peaceful nuclear energy and the manufacturing of missiles are the results of indigenous knowledge, intellect, and science, and thus they cannot be destroyed.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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This is precisely why strategies that integrate the capabilities of artificial and human intelligence could help brands truly enhance and refine their creativity.—
John Hall,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Suter thrived as a middle-six center in Vancouver, but also has high enough offensive intelligence to complement star players as a top-six winger.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Such easy overlap between juror and filmmaker speaks to a wider festival goal toward building a real sense of community within the genre world.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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Other migrant families have found the same sense of stability in the city of nearly 2 million inhabitants.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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“Brainpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainpower. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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