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as in nerd
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
was quickly stereotyped as another computer geek
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as in intellectual
a person with strong intellectual interests
a jock-dominated campus on which geeks were either ridiculed or ignored
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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
a friend who is an audio-video geek set up my home theater for me
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Recent Examples of geek
Hyatt Regency Lake Washington Budding aviators, plane geeks and those looking for any type of airport job can get a sneak peek without even booking an airline ticket.
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Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
If the snippets above mean anything to you, congratulations—you’re officially a watch geek.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 13 May 2026
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
SoundCloud rappers were weebs; DnD geeks became huge influencers.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
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Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
If the snippets above mean anything to you, congratulations—you’re officially a watch geek.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 13 May 2026
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
SoundCloud rappers were weebs; DnD geeks became huge influencers.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for geek
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With a mood board of influences including CD-binder staples like Neil Young’s Harvest Moon and alt-country lifers Blue Rodeo’s Five Days in July, Shabason and Krgovich summon the spirit of a backyard campfire attended by folkies and experimental jazz nerds alike.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
18 June 2026
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The tsunami of interest hasn’t been limited to just Hollywood insiders, TV nerds geeking out in chat rooms, or TikTokers sharing clips.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
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The challenge with her was playing such an intellectual.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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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
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Big Think+ classes feature world-class experts teaching the topics that matter most, from leadership and innovation to personal growth and health and wellness.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 June 2026
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Nonetheless, Ossoff will have to appeal to independents, who will decide the outcome, according to Charles Bullock, a University of Georgia political science professor and expert on Southern politics.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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In his new book, Ethnic Studies at the Crossroads, Black studies scholar George Lipsitz contextualizes the state of ethnic studies as existing at a similar juncture of collision and divergence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Ryan Bourne is an economics scholar at the Cato Institute.—
Ryan Bourne,
Washington Post,
17 June 2026
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As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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Your newest home automation systems will come equipped with sensors and jazzy master controls on an iPad.—
Jill Kargman,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2026
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Nicholas Galitzine stars as the muscular hero in the new version, which also features Idris Elba as Man-at-Arms Duncan, Camila Mendes as Teela and Jared Leto as the evil wizard Skeletor.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The act tonight was the Messthetics, a punk-prog-jazz outfit, featuring the drummer and the bassist from Fugazi (Brendan Canty and Joe Lally), a guitar wizard (Anthony Pirog), and a sax man (James Brandon Lewis).—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Tech pioneer adept at shifting gears Atom Power was co-founded in 2015 by Kouroussis and Ryan Kennedy as a UNC Charlotte incubator, a project that started at the college before spinning off its own company and moving to the Lake Norman area.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Alouette has become an adept of dye recipes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Wellness gurus will also appreciate the range of treatments and healing modalities on offer at The Lotus Spa, from classic massages and facials to Reiki energy work and sound baths.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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The average rave attendee would be a guru.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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“Geek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geek. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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