noetic

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Recent Examples of noetic What To Know According to details shared by Doubleday, the book opens in Prague, where Langdon plans to attend a lecture by noetic scientist Katherine Solomon. Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 The rules of the game were simple: a Noetic representative introduced the basic concept before giving the floor to experts in each of the technology fields. David Axe, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noetic
Adjective
  • This money, if considered by the same lawmakers who have paid TSA in more than 40 days, would cover late fees, overdrafts, and even mental anguish.
    Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • King, who is in his early fifties, is a former marine, a motivational speaker, and a mental-health and substance-abuse professional.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Humor can release the writer from values of the past, along with judgment and disapproval, and instead, humor can become the very conduit for re-thinking events.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college.
    Keith BieryGolick, Cincinnati.com, 28 Aug. 2019
Adjective
  • The lawsuit claims that Missouri lawmakers used no rational basis to categorize which counties qualified for a 5% cap, a freeze or neither.
    Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
  • When medicated, Lofton is thoughtful and rational, just like in years past, his mother said.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Similarly, each biennial project has its own creative architecture, shaped by its internal dynamics (history of experimentation, venues, budget, working conditions, and founders’ interests) as well as its location (the local culture, languages, regional geopolitics).
    Raphael Fonseca, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Branch managers or internal human resources/labor relations employees handle those conversations.
    Chase Jordan April 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • There is a long history of women's pain being dismissed by doctors, incorrectly categorized as period pain or rooted in psychological distress.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Plot details are under wraps but according to the spartan official synopsis, the psychological thriller unfolds in a seemingly idyllic and takes audiences on a vertiginous dive into the shifting limits of a sound mind, as grief and obsession take hold.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Their feelings develop quietly, the burn paired with intellectual restraint, their romance remaining unresolved until far into the novel.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Looking at a neck and imagining the scales and seeing the notes that work on the neck is more of an intellectual exercise.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The phrase was originally associated with Sutskever, who used it to caution his colleagues about the risks of artificial general intelligence—the threshold at which machines match human cognitive capacities.
    Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Having a purpose in life serves as a powerful protective factor against the physical, cognitive, and emotional challenges of aging.
    Helen Dennis, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • When his team returned to the deep-sea site, however, its brilliant colors were smothered under a blanket of fluffy gray scum.
    Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Woo yielded one hit over seven brilliant innings, setting down his last 12 batters and recording six strikeouts while matching the longest scoreless start of his career.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026

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“Noetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noetic. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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