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Recent Examples of Renaissance man
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce finished second (23.1 percent), white nationalist turned Cabinet-member-without-portfolio Laura Loomer was third (14.8 percent), and Renaissance man Charles Kushner (Real-estate developer!
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George Kalogerakis, Air Mail, 6 Sep. 2025
As a scholar, physician, civil rights champion, historian and humanitarian, Dr. Charles H. Wright was indeed a Renaissance man.
—Scott Talley, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
If there’s such a thing as an 18-year-old Renaissance man, Moore is that.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 June 2025
Lalo is a true Renaissance man: a performer at the piano, a painter with notes, a conductor and composer who has scored some of the most memorable films of the past half-century.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 28 June 2025
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George Kalogerakis, Air Mail, 6 Sep. 2025
As a scholar, physician, civil rights champion, historian and humanitarian, Dr. Charles H. Wright was indeed a Renaissance man.
—Scott Talley, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
If there’s such a thing as an 18-year-old Renaissance man, Moore is that.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 June 2025
Lalo is a true Renaissance man: a performer at the piano, a painter with notes, a conductor and composer who has scored some of the most memorable films of the past half-century.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Renaissance man
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From science fairs to college labs For someone whose work could transform medicine, Liu, 52, is understated — an introverted polymath driven by curiosity.—
Carolyn Y. Johnson,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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Famous failures include Roger Moore, the suavest James Bond, and Stephen Fry, Britain’s most famous polymath.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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The new colors — red, white, gold, and dark blue — as seen in new renderings, will appear on the Boeing 747-8 jet donated by Qatar and two 747-8 airplanes that Boeing intends to convert into the next-generation VC-25B Air Force One.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Feb. 2026
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The eighth edition of the festival will once again raise the bar, continuing its tradition of blending top‑tier rock, Americana, alternative, blues, country, and bluegrass with world‑class bourbon tastings and unforgettable culinary experiences.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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Duncan will recur as Mimir, a cheery fellow from Celtic lands with an expansive intellect, a quick wit and a good head on his shoulders.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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What came to him naturally was his intellect.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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For years, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has been a wizard at designing blitzes that fool quarterbacks.—
Sam McDowell
February 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2026
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That was until April 2016, when Universal Studios Hollywood unveiled its own 200-foot-tall Hogwarts castle inspired by the beloved wizard.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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An autopsy found that Deranque suffered a fractured skull and fatal brain injuries, according to Lyon's prosecutor, Thierry Dran.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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But hospital staff who treated the man told The Associated Press such a fall could not plausibly account for the man’s brain hemorrhaging and fragmented memory.—
Jim Mustian,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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What unifies these thinkers is a totalizing and conspiratorial conception of modern liberal politics.—
Laura K. Field,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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While forming a global network of thinkers, the IPS has developed over the past five years to critically examine the material, discursive, and aesthetic scope of everything that might fall under the heading of postnatural.—
Catherine Taft,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Long before neuroscience confirmed it, the sages understood that sustained outrage narrows perception, impairs judgment, and corrodes community.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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With 150 hours of burning time and a natural fiber wick, the candle emits woody notes with sage, cedarwood, and other earthy undertones.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Feb. 2026
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As Derya and Aziz’s hypocrisies, as upper-class intellectuals, are increasingly brought to the fore, Namal and Biçer’s conversational performances grow haggard and strained.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Villainous weirdos like Bronze Age Pervert, Curtis Yarvin, or Jack Donovan who populate the ranks of far-right intellectuals are obsessed with their own fabulism about antiquity, reminding one of the murderous gaggle of privileged college kids in Donna Tart’s 1993 campus novel The Secret History.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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