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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 the output is mostly a simulacrum of human thought, not the product of cogitation.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 16, 2023

Breyer responded to Roberts’ question with another two-page cogitation on the “philosophical” aspects of this “paradox.”

From Slate Dec. 2, 2021

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

“Well,” said Joe, with the same appearance of profound cogitation, “he is not—no, not to deceive you, he is not—my nevvy.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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