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Recent Examples of brainiac Hollis enrolled him at Terra Environmental Research Institute, a magnet school for science, tech and engineering brainiacs. Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025 Other designers, like the British Cypriot Hussein Chalayan, brought a compelling sense of brainiac wonder to the fashion world. Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024 The company hired a team of brainiacs and gave them latitude to pursue research questions in service of the perfect brew. Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 25 May 2024 The bright-eyed Redmayne really fits the part of a brainiac – especially in a story about one of our greatest minds. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for brainiac
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Noun
  • The auction marks a culmination to decades of genius, tragedy, and restorative justice.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 June 2025
  • In fact, that’s what the new book, The Download, is about—how to access intuition and the genius zone and rewire your brain for miracles.
    Sara Connell, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Dressed in wizard garb, Sartain introduced B-movies and performed comedy skits under the show name The Uncanny Film Festival and Camp Meeting.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 June 2025
  • On a recent afternoon, comedic magician Justin Willman sits in a plush, burgundy velvet chair fit for a wizard, soaking in the gravitas of a place known for carrying sacred magic texts signed by Harry Houdini.
    Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • As a film nerd with a 37-inch vertical, Nique Clifford only borrows from the best.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 June 2025
  • Music supervisor is a job that is part professional music nerd, part aural detective and part crate-digging business affairs exec.
    Peter White, Deadline, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Everton midfielder Hayley Ladd is the brains of the operation now, while Liverpool counterpart Ceri Holland has become a reliable source of goals and energy.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • Some researchers have reported that ibogaine may be able to help repair areas of the brain by increasing levels of molecules called trophic factors that encourage brain cells to foster new connections, said Kratter, the Stanford researcher.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025

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“Brainiac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainiac. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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