brainpower
Americannoun
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intellectual capacity; mental ability.
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people with superior mental abilities.
an emergency medical conference of all available brainpower.
noun
Etymology
Origin of brainpower
Example Sentences
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India’s brainpower, medical muscle and industrial edge—from its IT ecosystem to pharmaceutical production—offer the U.S. a sophisticated partner in a new era of great-power competition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
The changes under Bhargava, said LaMarche, “will be a huge infusion of money, brainpower, and strategic thinking.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024
When Elon Musk sought a location for Tesla’s “global engineering headquarters,” the seat of the company’s innovative brainpower, he found it in Hewlett Packard’s former corporate headquarters — not in Austin, but Palo Alto.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 29, 2024
That three of them, including Ashwin, are qualified engineers might be a coincidence, but off-spinners have to work harder at their craft, and that combination of discipline and brainpower is useful.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024
The koala doesn’t need a lot of brainpower to figure out what to eat.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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