as in intelligent
having or showing quickness of mind
a brainy student who didn't fit in socially
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Recent Examples of brainy
In her desperation, Kraus had stumbled upon a sparky voice, at once brainy and risqué, hip and heartfelt; little seemed out of bounds.
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Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
It’s been a brisk and steady ascent for the brainy designer, now at the pinnacle of one of France’s most storied fashion houses.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 15 Dec. 2025
The musical tells the story of Tess McGill, a brainy young woman from Staten Island who lands a job as a secretary in the mergers an acquisitions department of a Manhattan brokerage firm.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
There’s also Pip, a brainy Border Collie who’d rather work a Rubik’s Cube than herd sheep, and Debbie, a Chihuahua sipping a raspberry mojito.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
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Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
It’s been a brisk and steady ascent for the brainy designer, now at the pinnacle of one of France’s most storied fashion houses.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 15 Dec. 2025
The musical tells the story of Tess McGill, a brainy young woman from Staten Island who lands a job as a secretary in the mergers an acquisitions department of a Manhattan brokerage firm.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
There’s also Pip, a brainy Border Collie who’d rather work a Rubik’s Cube than herd sheep, and Debbie, a Chihuahua sipping a raspberry mojito.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainy
Adjective
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In addition, Kravitz regularly serves as an appeal host, supporting nonprofit organizations in raising funds through emotionally intelligent storytelling and crowd engagement.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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An authority figure might be quite impressed by your speedy progress or intelligent questions.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What followed was very clever and fun.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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For progressives, the undisputed master of the viral protest song is the thirty-three-year-old folksinger Jesse Welles, who makes videos of himself standing in a field, singing clever miniature tunes about the hypocrisies of the health-care industry, tech billionaires, ICE.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The gold standard of smart watches, the Apple Watch can do just about everything your iPhone can, all from your wrist.—
John Monaco,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
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At the end of the day, Amodei said, people still enjoy interacting with other humans, with very smart and capable AI complementing them.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Use citrus peels or baking soda with vinegar for a quick and natural way to clean and deodorize the garbage disposal effectively.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
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Trump’s response to this has been to float policies that promise a quick hit of relief.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Bedding purists can choose between brilliant white or a no-nonsense grey—either way, expect crisp bedding meant for airy nights.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
7 Feb. 2026
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Despite not being in his most technically brilliant form, Malinin was a crowd favorite at the Milano Ice Skating Arena, which was packed to the rafters with fans waving American flags.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What India is doing could also be mirrored in other emerging economies, which may be able to harness increasingly cheap wind and solar at an even faster rate to power their economic development, Bond said.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Performance gains in cars, drones, and robots In laboratory tests, the system processed motion data four times faster than current state-of-the-art algorithms.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Brainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainy. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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