as in intellectual
a person with strong intellectual interests
double-domes in the scientific community probably understand it—but the rest of us don't
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intellectual
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In the aftermath of the 2016 election, a small group of conservative intellectuals tried to reconcile their ideological movement with the man who now, improbably, sat atop it.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026 -
Scientists were among the intellectuals and researchers who were killed and imprisoned and purged.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Double-dome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double-dome. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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