highbrowism

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Noun
  • One particular question the researchers wanted to answer was whether the influence of caffeine on gray matter was a result of the drug’s effect on sleep, as it has been shown that sleep deprivation or disruption can lead to acute reductions in gray matter.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Social engagement mitigates cognitive decline and enhances gray matter in the brain.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Just look at Kayvon Thibodeaux, who entered the league not just as a top edge rusher but as an entrepreneur and cultural commentator—launching a crypto literacy initiative during his draft campaign and openly challenging narratives around Black athletes and intellectualism.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • But Kennedy’s Camelot at least tried to elevate idealism, intellectualism, and the modern elegance of a pillbox hat.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Gold’s warning What’s more, the spike in gold prices this year has continued to signal a risk-off mentality among investors, as gold tends to rally during periods of decline in stocks.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025
  • But my mentality was swing hard and hope for the best.
    Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Trump earlier this year shut off U.S. military assistance and intelligence sharing for nearly two weeks in the wake of an explosive Oval Office spat with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was arguing Putin was a deceptive negotiating partner.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Local media report that several individuals formerly employed by senior DPP officials are under investigation in connection with Chinese intelligence efforts.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Examination of the brain showed microscopic findings of advanced stage Alzheimer's disease.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • But what is happening in the brain when a person is deep into their phone?
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In this sense, Biden’s brand of post-neoliberalism fed the body but not the soul.
    Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • In a sense, this ichor functioned like a power source or electricity, circulating through the robot’s bronze limbs and fueling his movements and actions.
    Sofia Giannuzzi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • President Trump’s tariff plan appears determined to turn back the clock, and nowhere does his plan defy common sense more than with those same spices that Marco Polo and countless others in the ancient world journeyed for years to bring to the world.
    Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Supporters see this strategy as common sense, while critics view it as pushing executive power too far.
    Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Gabriel has long funneled his capacious intellect and empathy into music.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
  • His omnivorous intellect went from one topic to another, exploring them in minute detail.
    Ilan Stavans, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Highbrowism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highbrowism. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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