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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But there’s an understanding, even in largely conservative regions, that immigrants with papers and without are a crucial part of the muscle and brainpower that help drive the world’s fourth-largest economy.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025
The division has dwindled in recent months as Meta pours more resources into its teams chasing superintelligence, the goal to build AI systems that exceed human brainpower.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
“Higher education is essential for those with disabilities, because we typically have to use our brainpower to get jobs and rely on our education to overcome any sort of barriers,” he says.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024
Because the French head of state's abiding difficulty is not, obviously, lack of brainpower - but the ability to convert that brilliance into a different talent: leadership.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2024
For the next few days, Jake focused on not revealing his newfound brainpower.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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