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Recent Examples of Renaissance man
If there’s such a thing as an 18-year-old Renaissance man, Moore is that.
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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
Gates was celebrated as a modern-day Renaissance man whose practice incorporates sculpture, conceptual formalism, music, performance, land art and space theory to create community.
—Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
The ‘Renaissance man,’ tireless worker, culture-builder tasked with turning Colorado around
Grading The Week: CU Buffs great Travis Hunter took about 6 seconds to win Jacksonville’s hearts
Beck entered Monday’s game hitting .264 with a team-high eight home runs.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 19 May 2025
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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
Gates was celebrated as a modern-day Renaissance man whose practice incorporates sculpture, conceptual formalism, music, performance, land art and space theory to create community.
—Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
The ‘Renaissance man,’ tireless worker, culture-builder tasked with turning Colorado around
Grading The Week: CU Buffs great Travis Hunter took about 6 seconds to win Jacksonville’s hearts
Beck entered Monday’s game hitting .264 with a team-high eight home runs.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Renaissance man
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Last night on Instagram, the polymath poet, culture worker, and song stylist announced a new literary project.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Even during his glittering publishing career at i-D, W, and the American, Italian and British editions of Vogue, the fashion polymath remained a stylist and consultant — staging runway shows and even directing a film — such was his London fashion-world reknown.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry are swapping royal blue for Dodgers blue.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Like the larger Sureños gang, their members generally recognize the primacy of the Mexican Mafia prison gang, and use the color blue and the number 13 as symbols.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Crockett and Ocasio-Cortez reacted to Trump after his comments about their intellect, with the latter clapping back on social media.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Burton’s exploits and intellect are legendary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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But there are many other threats out there, like the evil wizard Vilgefortz (Mahesh Jadu) who attacks Yennefer’s forces in the climactic Battle of Montecalvo.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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As the unloved surviving son of a cruel father, he was approached by a wizard who offered him gold to secretly feed a mysterious hedgehog-faced monster in a cave.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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The brain can’t effectively be both at the same time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Until now brain rot has been more of a casual observation than something backed by hard evidence.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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Greek Revival Greece and its ancient thinkers play a big role.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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This program prepares students to be leaders who are critical, analytical thinkers who know how to understand and respond to today’s complex global threats.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Swap out the poultry seasoning for fresh herbs like sage, thyme, and parsley.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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Jojoba oil and multi-weight proteins deeply moisturize and strengthen each strand, while green tea and sage extracts deliver antioxidant protection to help reduce color fading and support a healthy scalp.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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Wade’s first book, Square Haunting, focuses on a group of female intellectuals, including Virginia Woolf, who moved to London’s Mecklenburgh Square in search of greater freedom, and showcases her skills as a researcher and writer.—
Daphne Merkin,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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Guests in attendance for this lavish soirée include George’s fellow intellectuals, a large number of dapper hedonists, the handsome horndog Judge Roland Brack (Nicholas Pinnock) — whose wolf-whistle come-ons are neither fully rebuffed nor reciprocated by Hedda — and Thea (Imogen Poots, wasted).—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Renaissance man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Renaissance%20man. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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