geeks

plural of geek
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Recent Examples of geeks In the 1990s, the internet boom created overnight fortunes along with unforeseen challenges for some tech geeks and impresarios who founded wildly successful dot-coms. Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025 If Substack creators can make a living on affiliate links, why not music geeks? Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025 The air is getting chilly, the leaves are starting to turn, and Oscar geeks are analyzing the buzz out of Venice, Telluride, and Toronto like tea leaves at the bottom of a mug — that’s right, Oscar season is here. Joe Reid, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2025 Refocusing On Long-Term Results As the marketing pendulum inevitably swings from domination by spreadsheet-wielding geeks to marketing by creative brand-builders, companies will realize that they have been overly focused on short-term results. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 In one of our conversations, Apatow brought up the episode in which one of the geeks of Freaks and Geeks, Neal Schweiber (played by Samm Levine), confronts his philandering father by telling hostile jokes about him through a ventriloquist puppet. Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025 The geeks are officially in the headset. Dianna Russini, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025 Some technology geeks may indeed be attracted to these features, though there are trade-offs here, and steep ones, as many normies will also find these features absolutely infuriating. Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025 Carolyn thought that freaks and geeks would be more appreciated and understood by fellow players after the triumph of another goofy fan favorite on Survivor 42. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geeks
Noun
  • Tape nerds will note that Dončić also made six 2s from the left side of the free-throw area.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Once the territory of grandfathers and sitcom nerds, sweater vests have had a resurgence over the last decade.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During the 1920s, Nardal joined a wave of Black intellectuals who relocated to Paris to pursue educational opportunities.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And this was disliked by intellectuals.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Analysts and financial experts have observed this growing trend among younger clients navigating the complexities of financial planning.
    Mark Davis, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement Several experts highlighted the importance of not blindly relying on AI outputs.
    Tharin Pillay, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This multi-day gathering invites spiritual leaders, renowned scholars and creative thinkers from around the world to engage in a thoughtful and insightful dialogue on pressing social issues.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Critics, including legal scholars and lawmakers, argue the campaign violates international law by targeting civilians without due process.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Gibbs has worked taught and performed African dance for the past 30 years and traveled to West African villages to learn from the masters.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
  • After giving a peek at her family, Eilish ran with a handheld camcorder linked to the big screen, showing her polo-wearing band and the soundboard masters stationed below the risers.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Three years after their wonderfully creepy first feature film Coraline, the stop-motion wizards at Laika released this horror comedy about an 11-year-old boy who can communicate with the dead.
    Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Then again, even the fictional boarding school for witches and wizards in the Harry Potter series did not have a production line like Barcelona’s academy.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some award gurus are betting that One Battle will be rewarded for its bold narrative and subtext.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Like college coaches, social media gurus work their way through the ranks of the industry, and in an age where all eyeballs can attract revenues and sponsorships and ultimately, more money in the pockets of players and recruits in a competitive marketplace, Lazarus and his colleagues are valuable.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Beyond Film The Park City Legacy program will include inspiring talks as part of the Beyond Film series bringing alumni artists together for discourse around the notion of legacy, storytelling, and more.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The five-time Grammy Award winner and 2024 Recording Academy Global Impact Award honoree has also used her success to elevate other female artists.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025

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