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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
Noun
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There was a Queen Bee, a loudmouth, a nerd, a jock, and more than a few basket cases.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Last year's Canadian Open was a birdie-fest and ball-knowers, aka golf course nerds, are dragging TPC Toronto, calling it lifeless and uninspiring.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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For someone who was famous for three weeks for murdering intellectuals, national treasures, and Olympians, there’s a hell of a lot of love out there for me.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2025
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Were there other public intellectuals working with this same sense of contagious expertise?—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
30 Nov. 2025
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The company’s expansion comes amid an evolving media landscape, where creators, entertainers, athletes, comedians and experts are building businesses across content, brand partnerships, live experiences, intellectual property and traditional media.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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The public health intelligence hub, launched by experts at Georgetown University and the health company Medstar Health, is working with wastewater monitoring sites, biotech companies, genomics labs and local public health departments to stay ahead of disease threats during the matches.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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For modern scholars of religious and social history, cheese is not the most exciting part of this discovery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Last week, a committee of scholars convened by Vanderbilt University released a report on the state of humanities and social sciences scholarship across the United States.—
Gary Saul Morson,
Washington Post,
10 June 2026
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Sayre defied his Mexican immigrant parents again by earning a master’s in public affairs from Princeton University instead of following his dad into railroad engineering, before earning a law degree from UC Berkeley.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Del Toro’s heartfelt speech lived up to the advance billing from Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, who introduced del Toro as a one of the modern masters of film.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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If the equivalent story were set in 2025, Marty might be a video game wizard or a sudoku samurai.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
1 Dec. 2025
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The Party’s sweet, sensitive wizard, Will (who is definitely crushing on Mike) is taken into the Upside Down at the start of Stranger Things.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
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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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But if the destination is appealing and the driver adept, the journey is bound to be worth taking.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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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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Marketing gurus have spent decades on the art and science of distilling a brand message into super-short 15- or 30-second ad bursts.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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“Geek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geek. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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