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as in nerds
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
was quickly stereotyped as another computer geek
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as in intellectuals
a person with strong intellectual interests
a jock-dominated campus on which geeks were either ridiculed or ignored
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as in experts
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 geeks
Heaven to the geeks and superfans in the balcony.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 June 2026
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.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 31 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
Such comes with a 12-game win streak and computer numbers that make even the geeks party on Broadway.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Part sports hangout, part brewpub, The Ram is the sort of wide-net concept that draws families, high school football fans and — back when craft IPAs were cool — even beer geeks.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Saturday’s gems put the 7,000-student private school in North Carolina in the spotlight as stat geeks pored through record books to see when — or if — a school ever had two pitching performances of such magnitude occur on the same day.
—Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Their designers are a bunch of obsessive geeks, in the best way possible, who take pride in producing designs no one else can touch.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside, 16 Feb. 2026
Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 June 2026
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.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 31 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
Such comes with a 12-game win streak and computer numbers that make even the geeks party on Broadway.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Part sports hangout, part brewpub, The Ram is the sort of wide-net concept that draws families, high school football fans and — back when craft IPAs were cool — even beer geeks.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Saturday’s gems put the 7,000-student private school in North Carolina in the spotlight as stat geeks pored through record books to see when — or if — a school ever had two pitching performances of such magnitude occur on the same day.
—Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Their designers are a bunch of obsessive geeks, in the best way possible, who take pride in producing designs no one else can touch.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geeks
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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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The outlet reported that the comedy film was set to center a group of nerds learning martial arts and follow the relationship that forms between the students and their karate sensei.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 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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The demonization of minorities was nothing new, of course, but New York in the Seventies birthed a reactionary movement that was supported by politicians, public intellectuals, elites, and working people alike.—
Kevin Lozano,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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While many countries have limits on immigration, none has ever voted to limit its population, Swiss experts say.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Most financial experts will tell you to wait to claim your Social Security retirement benefits at least until your full retirement age (which is now 67) or even as late as age 70.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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He was investigated by the SS on the orders of Heinrich Himmler but convinced his investigators, all adepts of Deutsche Physik, that he was engaged in worthwhile teaching and research.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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But according to empathy scholars like Michael Ventura, the true power of empathy resides in the reduction of self not the centering.—
Dr. Marcus Collins,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Two centuries later, as modern scholars descend on the same house chasing a different historical puzzle, discoveries in one era echo into the other.—
Point Loma-Ob Monthly,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2026
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Utterback, who’d just gotten married and bought a house in Omaha, instead devoted himself to learning on his own, poring over books, making regular trips to Japan, and befriending masters of the craft.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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For decades, sanctions, shortages and limited imports forced Cuban mechanics to become masters of improvisation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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At the same time, fencing is also touting is status as an Ivy League favorite, a discipline that has historically appealed to artists and egghead-y types including engineers, architects, finance and technical wizards, as well as artists.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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Warm up those wands, wizards, because the world of Harry Potter is hoping to cast a marketing spell over the metro area this summer.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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This means that the moral philosophies of tech gurus will steadily guide the moral decisions of ever more people as these technologies gain wider purchase in society.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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April’s numbers – bosses added 115,000 workers, adjusted for seasonal swings – were seen by many economic gurus as a surprising increase amid a war with Iran and its resulting ballooning energy costs.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
18 May 2026
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“Geeks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geeks. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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