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Recent Examples of bluestocking
The parents—a dapper young fogy with ramrod posture and a soulful, slightly rumpled bluestocking—stand behind two tidy little girls in matching sailor suits.
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Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
But Peck is already aware of Imogen's penchant for pandemonium, resisting the task of baby-sitting a bluestocking.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 May 2023
One of them was the famous 18th-century bluestocking Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, wife of Edward Montagu, a British ambassador.
—David Pryce-Jones, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022
His polar opposite, meanwhile, was the pair of bluestockings to his left.
—Nicholas M. Gallagher, National Review, 21 Mar. 2020
Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
But Peck is already aware of Imogen's penchant for pandemonium, resisting the task of baby-sitting a bluestocking.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 May 2023
One of them was the famous 18th-century bluestocking Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, wife of Edward Montagu, a British ambassador.
—David Pryce-Jones, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022
His polar opposite, meanwhile, was the pair of bluestockings to his left.
—Nicholas M. Gallagher, National Review, 21 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bluestocking
Noun
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The effects of his revolution on the party and its ability to govern are far greater than many intellectuals, politicians, and staffers seem to grasp.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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Consequently, teleSUR often manages to obtain firsthand information from a representative network of nongovernmental organizations, political parties, unions, intellectuals, human rights defenders, and minorities, among others.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Deadline asks the Festival chief whether Series Mania is focused on the highbrow of the drama spectrum.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
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Wagner would be a sleepless highbrow’s favorite; the long, lush, unbroken lines of music share with the white-noise hum of the air-conditioner or the thrum of the painstaking lecture the quality of being absorbing without offering undue eventfulness.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Pair craft beer, wine and cocktails with California’s longest-running blues festival.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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Key colors include dark neutrals like mineral gray and cacao brown, deep shades of purple and burgundy and dirty blues.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Strategy consulting definitely has room for nerds.—
Christian Stadler,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The nerds have moved out of the garage and into their techno feudalist era.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
26 May 2026
Noun
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If the snippets above mean anything to you, congratulations—you’re officially a watch geek.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
13 May 2026
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Design geeks will love the adjacent historic cottages and wide stretch of coastline giving the setting a ye olde California postcard quality.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
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“Bluestocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluestocking. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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