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as in wizards
a very smart person
the 16-year-old college graduate was considered to be a genius
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as in talents
a special and usually inborn ability
had a genius for remembering long strings of numbers had a genius for saying the wrong thing, no matter what the social situation
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as in aptitudes
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
a genius for gambling over his head
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as in natures
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others
putting the needs of the individual before those of society is alien to the genius of the Japanese people
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as in manifestations
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
the giant tortoise would seem to be the very genius of the unfathomable ancientness that one associates with the Galápagos Islands
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Recent Examples of geniuses
Like nuclear-fission research, machine learning was a small scientific field with epochal implications which was dominated by a cadre of eccentric geniuses.
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Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
And when the battleground is AI and art, geniuses often seem like The Good Guys.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2026
If Hafley can get all three to meet or exceed their draft-day expectations, the rebuild zooms way ahead of the curve, and Hafley and his staff look like coaching geniuses.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
There are a lot of geniuses out there.
—Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
Collaborative relationships are ignored, the impact of women and other minority partners dismissed, all in the interest of tidy legacies, strong sales and lone geniuses.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
History is littered with no shortage of geniuses and incredibly successful people who probably followed that mantra completely, from Napoleon to Henry Ford to you name it.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
But as artificial general intelligence (AGI) came into view—the idea of a transformatively powerful technology that could surpass human geniuses at most tasks—Hunter-Torricke grew convinced industry executives weren’t girding for the level of disruption the technology would bring.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
Cleaners that Only Serve One Function Cleaning product manufacturers are geniuses at marketing generic formulas as products for niche items.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026
Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
And when the battleground is AI and art, geniuses often seem like The Good Guys.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2026
If Hafley can get all three to meet or exceed their draft-day expectations, the rebuild zooms way ahead of the curve, and Hafley and his staff look like coaching geniuses.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
There are a lot of geniuses out there.
—Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
Collaborative relationships are ignored, the impact of women and other minority partners dismissed, all in the interest of tidy legacies, strong sales and lone geniuses.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
History is littered with no shortage of geniuses and incredibly successful people who probably followed that mantra completely, from Napoleon to Henry Ford to you name it.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
But as artificial general intelligence (AGI) came into view—the idea of a transformatively powerful technology that could surpass human geniuses at most tasks—Hunter-Torricke grew convinced industry executives weren’t girding for the level of disruption the technology would bring.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
Cleaners that Only Serve One Function Cleaning product manufacturers are geniuses at marketing generic formulas as products for niche items.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geniuses
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This one just happens to involve wizards, goblins, and one savage, half-blind dragon.—
Séamas O'Reilly,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Of all the wizards of modern AI, Amodei, the theoretical physicist who founded Anthropic, maker of Claude, is the most publicly anxious about the impact of his product on the world at large, seemingly spooked by his own predictions.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
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Country music star Brad Paisley will be bringing his talents to the Grandstand at this year's Minnesota State Fair.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Therefore, for the show to truly succeed in leaving the audience in a state of ambiguity about the relationship, both leads must be megawatt talents.—
Julia Edelstein,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.—
GRACIA LIU-FARRER,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Nov. 2025
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More money is apt to make homeschooling worse and far less tailored to the individual student and their interests and aptitudes by encouraging parents to substitute pricey group programs for the requisite effort of individualized instruction.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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But Lau wonders whether Horses will be able to avoid conflict, due to their inherent independent natures.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hval’s restless melodies and at-times Proustian lyrics trail cigarette smoke or the fragrance of roses toward litanies of memory, all the while deconstructing the very natures of stage performance, recording technology, and digital existence.—
Jenn Pelly,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025
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Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Its early manifestations frequently surface in other clinics.—
Sarah Berg,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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During games, Vucevic would pick the brains of assistant coaches DJ MacLeay and Tony Dobbins about defensive coverages and matchup nuances.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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In human brains and lungs; in breast milk and semen; in alpine snow and deep-sea sediment; in corn plants and beer.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Memorial gifts may be sent to the Clemson University Foundation, the Frank and Sarah Gentry Endowment, at 220 Mandarin Center Drive, Clemson, SC 29634.—
Chase Jordan
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Other gifts included a traditional Bedouin tent and tables, cushions and carpets that Epstein later set up on his island.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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While Heuermann could hold the key to previously-unknown details surrounding the inner workings of a serial killer’s mind, Burgess cautions the ability to work alongside the FBI could feed into any narcissistic tendencies that are frequently observed in the most heinous criminals.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Some have been critical of Chiu’s crowd-pleasing tendencies.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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