1
as in teacher
a person of deep wisdom or learning
scholars have long debated whether there is ever such a thing as a truly selfless act
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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
a scholar who is a specialist in the history of ancient Greece
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as in student
one who attends a school
a competition for promising young scholars from across the country
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Recent Examples of scholar
Other scholars looked to Iranian and Central Asian folklore for the meaning of the motifs, proposing that the spots and stripes might be intended to evoke the leopard and tiger skins worn by ancient warriors in those cultures.
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Dorothy Armstrong
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
In an admirable feat of literary excavation, Leader goes behind the scenes and reveals not just how the biography came to be but what Ellmann himself was like, as both a family man and as a Northwestern University scholar.
—Air Mail, 14 June 2025
However, a Google search doesn’t turn up any information for that individual, although there are numerous scholars with that name coming up in top page rankings.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
But few scholars have explored another trend: The growing number of people who’ve found that bonding with their pets becomes a spiritual experience.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
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Dorothy Armstrong
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
In an admirable feat of literary excavation, Leader goes behind the scenes and reveals not just how the biography came to be but what Ellmann himself was like, as both a family man and as a Northwestern University scholar.
—Air Mail, 14 June 2025
However, a Google search doesn’t turn up any information for that individual, although there are numerous scholars with that name coming up in top page rankings.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
But few scholars have explored another trend: The growing number of people who’ve found that bonding with their pets becomes a spiritual experience.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scholar
Noun
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My writing teacher, who is a poet from Argentina, and Elisa Medde wrote for my book.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
20 June 2025
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An amateur concert pianist and part-time high school social-studies teacher, the center-right politician was the longest-serving Dutch Prime Minister in history.—
Adam Rasmi,
Time,
20 June 2025
Noun
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An in-house team of economic experts at Anthropic plan to award 20 to 50 global research grants of up to $50,000 each, and provide free access to Anthropic’s AI products to assist in the analysis.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
27 June 2025
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There are a few items our experts say are acceptable to hang up or place on a drying rack to dry naturally instead of tossing in the dryer.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
Noun
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The person behind the schoolboy video, which defended Duterte, claimed to the news agency that the views shared were collected from real students.—
Cecilia Hult,
Fortune,
28 June 2025
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The school board also alleged opt-outs were difficult to carry out, as teachers had to find alternative lesson plans for excused students, according to court documents.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Herbs: Anise, basil, bay laurel, chive, dill, ginger, lemon balm, Mexican tarragon, mint, oregano, sage, sweet marjoram and thyme.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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Dishes are flavored with epazote, sage, mint, cota, and wild parsley and seasoned with native chilies and, most important, salt that the Pueblo people traditionally harvested from the Zuni Salt Lake and the Estancia Valley, both in New Mexico.—
Michael Shaikh
June 25,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2025
Noun
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The Skokie native works at Google and recently graduated from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management with a master’s degree in business administration, according to her campaign.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Twelve percent have master’s degrees or higher, compared with 14% nationally.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2025
Noun
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California students have been lagging behind the state’s expectations and national norms for many years, even as spending on the school system has continued to climb to well over $20,000 a year per pupil from state aid, local property taxes and federal subventions.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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The first test was pretty simple and relied on shining the light into the mice’s eyes to see if this would trigger their pupils to contract.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2025
Noun
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As awards pundits never fail to notice, The Bear resists categorization as a comedy.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 June 2025
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In what many pundits considered an upset, Tordillos eventually overcame a slight deficit on election night to overtake Matthew Quevedo, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s deputy chief of staff, by six votes.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
Noun
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He’s been a glamorous Visual Kei rock star, a classical composer, a virtuoso behind the drum kit, a producer and label owner and entrepreneur, and now, more than ever, an impresario.—
Steve Appleford,
Variety,
17 June 2025
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Little Feat, the archetypal ’70s band originally formed by Lowell George — a guitar virtuoso fired from the Mothers of Invention by Frank Zappa — has survived years of breakups, drug problems and even George’s untimely death in 1979.—
Dave Brooks,
Billboard,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Scholar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholar. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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