bluestockings

plural of bluestocking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bluestockings
Noun
  • 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
  • In the 1960s, Canadians hungered for public intellectuals pontificating on the distinctiveness of their identity.
    Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Tape nerds will note that Dončić also made six 2s from the left side of the free-throw area.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Once the territory of grandfathers and sitcom nerds, sweater vests have had a resurgence over the last decade.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Bluestockings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluestockings. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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