Renaissance men

plural of Renaissance man

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Renaissance men
Noun
  • Leonardo was one of history’s greatest polymaths, filling notebooks with designs across a range of disciplines, including flying machines that wouldn't be realized for centuries.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 June 2026
  • Private Money, Public Breakthroughs To call Saad Bhamla and his seven co-recipients polymaths is more than flattery.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Women are compelled to suppress their desires, intellects, and emotions in Gilead.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
  • While the likes of Philo and Trotter have expanded upon the idea by prioritizing people whose intellects align with their brand values, Jacquemus takes it to another level.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The ancient tile game of Mahjong is making a major comeback in the United States, and for a group of local women, the surge in popularity is good news for their brains.
    Lauren Pastrana, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • Some may have brains that are naturally more adept at carrying out the rewiring required for multitasking than others.
    David Cox, NBC news, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Black intellectuals such as Ralph Ellison knew this, too, despite living at a time when the lynchings of Black people were still a regular feature of American life.
    Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
  • The demonization of minorities was nothing new, of course, but New York in the Seventies birthed a reactionary movement that was supported by politicians, public intellectuals, elites, and working people alike.
    Kevin Lozano, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • The definition of Black motherhood is an expansive one when drawn from the creative archive of Black feminist thinkers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
  • State officials hope the investment in youth robotics will help support the next generation of thinkers and builders in Connecticut and sustain an industry that accounts for more than a tenth of the state’s GDP.
    P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Jittery courtside kibbitzers, first-time-longtimers, and Vegas savants are guarded in their evaluation of the Knicks’ chances.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
  • Tales of literary savants who were also habitual drinkers seemed especially prolific in the 20th century.
    Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • At the same time, fencing is also touting is status as an Ivy League favorite, a discipline that has historically appealed to artists and egghead-y types including engineers, architects, finance and technical wizards, as well as artists.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 May 2026
  • Warm up those wands, wizards, because the world of Harry Potter is hoping to cast a marketing spell over the metro area this summer.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • If your garden is anything like mine, your poppies have petered out and your sages are subsiding.
    Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • Find a hot, sunny spot in the garden for evergreen sages like Southern Living's 'Killer Cranberry', which is pictured here.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
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