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cogitation

[koj-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌkɒdʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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Psychologists know that people are credulous about the cognitive abilities of those who matter to them, overinterpreting simple responses as signs of cogitation.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 29, 2025

But it’s mostly a simulacrum of human thought, not the product of cogitation.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 5, 2023

At one extreme, there are those for whom a lifetime of rumination and cogitation offers an unparalleled sense of meaning.

From Salon May 30, 2021

Observance could be as simple as remembering a delightful idea you’ve had, recalling a time when sustained cogitation led to an eventual aha!, or writing a math-related poem.

From Slate Oct. 14, 2016

Peace lay on Devon like a blessing, the summer’s peace, the reprieve, New Hampshire’s response to all the cogitation and deadness of winter.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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