geek

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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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Recent Examples of geek As the craft beer market evolved, so too did Firestone Walker, not just with nerdy beer geeks seeking limited releases, but also with a broader beer loving crowd. Don Tse, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025 Fly to Saint Barth for a Dramatic Final Approach Another island hop from Sint Maarten that’s coveted by aviation geeks is Saint Barthélemy. Johanna Read, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024 Take a day trip to Saba and the World’s Shortest Commercial Runway Another bucket-list destination for aviation geeks is Saba, the Dutch Caribbean island just a 12-minute flight from Sint Maarten. Johanna Read, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024 Airbus High-tech planes taking off next year Airbus’s newest plane will shake up route maps around the world Aviation geeks have been following the launch of Airbus’s new A321XLR plane with bated breath. Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for geek 
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Noun
  • This really looks like a Warhammer nerd's dream come true.
    Ian Stokes, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Curitiba is a tidy, charming place known by transportation nerds for its pioneering bus system (passengers enter futuristic black tubes before getting on buses that speed along in dedicated lanes).
    Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, global companies and technical experts and intellectuals have fled Russia in droves.
    Ronald H. Linden, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Among them were a bevy of noted artists, writers, intellectuals and revolutionaries.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Where ‘lack of new construction’ keeps rents high The metropolitan areas in the U.S. where prices remain high are areas where construction activity has not kept up with demand, resulting in lower supply available and higher costs, experts say.
    Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Trump's missing the point on DEI and meritocracy, experts say Meanwhile, the three department employees who spoke to ABC News said they're completely stumped on why they were issued administrative leave notices.
    Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Typically, such studies are led by a prominent person of national distinction or a renowned scholar, and are carried out by a panel of national experts from academia, industry, the public sector and nongovernmental organizations.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • This month, that work is being celebrated by the Association for the Study of African American Life & History, the advocacy organization founded by the father of Black History Month, scholar Carter G. Woodson.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Also, to have that sort of co-sign and support from someone who is the master of the genre, the creator of the era, was a really nice feeling.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Manfred was a master of design, and his suiting options still stand out today.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The greedy wizard had an idea to build beautiful hotels and homes.
    Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Looking quite a bit like a wizard casting a curse, Chappell Roan accepted her first ever Grammy by criticizing the music industry.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Around him, dense as a swarm of tiny insects, float tiny images of fellow adepts engaged in all manner of outré shenanigans.
    Holland Cotter, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Naomi Goggin Switch to island time—and expect transportation snafus Even with two planners, and a bride adept at project management, there was one logistical hurdle that was tough to cross: local transportation.
    Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The lifestyle guru has mastered the art of taking a great thirst trap Comments Martha Stewart is a media mogul, renowned author and mega boss in every aspect.
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Ruf doesn’t claim to be a management guru or life coach.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025

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“Geek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geek. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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