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Recent Examples of Renaissance man
Remembered as a real Renaissance man, a political leader known for being the country’s second prime minister and a lover of alchemy.
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Valentina Di Donato, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
This French automotive wonder was the creation of Gabriel Voisin, an architect, an airplane builder, and all-round Renaissance man.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025
Australian performance artist, designer, model and musician Leigh Bowery (1961-1994) was a Renaissance man who pushed the boundaries of art and gender, bursting onto the London post-punk club scene in the 1980s and making an impact on the worlds of fashion and art.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Kristofferson has been lauded as a legendary Renaissance man: an Army helicopter pilot, Rhodes scholar, Golden Gloves boxer, literature enthusiast, footballer, silver screen stud and one of the most prolific songwriters of our time.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 30 Sep. 2024
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Valentina Di Donato, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
This French automotive wonder was the creation of Gabriel Voisin, an architect, an airplane builder, and all-round Renaissance man.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025
Australian performance artist, designer, model and musician Leigh Bowery (1961-1994) was a Renaissance man who pushed the boundaries of art and gender, bursting onto the London post-punk club scene in the 1980s and making an impact on the worlds of fashion and art.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Kristofferson has been lauded as a legendary Renaissance man: an Army helicopter pilot, Rhodes scholar, Golden Gloves boxer, literature enthusiast, footballer, silver screen stud and one of the most prolific songwriters of our time.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Renaissance man
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Physician—and polymath—Thomas Young established his surgery in 1799 at Number 48 Welbeck Street and went on to research the mechanics of the eye, and much else.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Think of Da Vinci and Franklin as notable polymaths (someone learned in multiple subjects).—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Batman, who relied not on superpowers but on his own intellect, was the thinking-man’s superhero.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
11 July 2025
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Success doesn’t just depend on the talent and intellect of this group working in concert.—
Dr. Eric George,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Creative wiz Michael Lasswell has built an entire rustic cabin farmhouse set design, complete with hidden secret reveals for the audience.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2025
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Visual art is not new to Martin, a wiz at one-liners who incorporates drawings in his stand-up.—
Karla Marie Sanford,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
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Here are five must-visit aquariums that bring the deep blue to life.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Both the color blue and circle print are nods to the global symbols that represent diabetes awareness.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
10 July 2025
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Over time, your muscles, brain, and spinal cord weaken.—
Janelle McSwiggin,
Health,
20 July 2025
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Angela Craig is pronounced brain dead at 4:29 p.m. CNN’s Andi Babineau contributed to this report.—
Melissa Gray,
CNN Money,
20 July 2025
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Could these wizards find a way to dump Zeke Nnaji’s contract, too?—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
3 July 2025
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The wizard will check whether your PC meets the requirements which are not, of course, the same as those needed to upgrade to Windows 11.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Artists, spies, soldiers, intellectuals, and prisoners of war, these Patriots fired salvos against the king on the walls of the Royal Academy as well as on the battlefields of Virginia and Massachusetts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 July 2025
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Positive Obsession is the perfect read for intellectuals and lovers of literature who are fans of science fiction and who also appreciate Black women writers who transcend literary norms and flow in a realm all their own.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
16 July 2025
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Navy blue and sage green have become go-to choices but are losing their charm; opt for moody hues like muddy green, rust, or confident forest green instead.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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Plants like trumpet honeysuckle, bee balm and hummingbird sage provide much more nectar than hybrids and exotics.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
3 July 2025
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“Renaissance man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Renaissance%20man. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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