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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
Drama of the nerds and the geniuses.
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Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Special shout-out to the writers’ room for giving us a high-tension cold open and then segueing immediately post-credits to the Titan equivalent of a family road trip where Mom and Dad are pedantic geniuses arguing over what route to take to the beach.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 22 May 2026
This has been, in no small part, because Russia’s writers have often played an antagonistic role in the efforts of Russia’s rulers to shape a particular image of the country, including Alexander Pushkin and Leo Tolstoy—arguably Russia’s two most iconic literary geniuses.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
But there was also a team beyond that consisting of creative geniuses like chess grandmasters, codebreakers and human psychologists.
—Alexander Foster, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Both are considered offensive geniuses, both made controversial coaching moves and both face high expectations.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Also, the brilliance of Tolstoy and Chekhov and Dostoevsky, these geniuses that have gone down in history.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Like nuclear-fission research, machine learning was a small scientific field with epochal implications which was dominated by a cadre of eccentric geniuses.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Artistic geniuses will continue dipping their toes in AI and fans shouldn’t expect easy answers.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2026
Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Special shout-out to the writers’ room for giving us a high-tension cold open and then segueing immediately post-credits to the Titan equivalent of a family road trip where Mom and Dad are pedantic geniuses arguing over what route to take to the beach.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 22 May 2026
This has been, in no small part, because Russia’s writers have often played an antagonistic role in the efforts of Russia’s rulers to shape a particular image of the country, including Alexander Pushkin and Leo Tolstoy—arguably Russia’s two most iconic literary geniuses.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
But there was also a team beyond that consisting of creative geniuses like chess grandmasters, codebreakers and human psychologists.
—Alexander Foster, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Both are considered offensive geniuses, both made controversial coaching moves and both face high expectations.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Also, the brilliance of Tolstoy and Chekhov and Dostoevsky, these geniuses that have gone down in history.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Like nuclear-fission research, machine learning was a small scientific field with epochal implications which was dominated by a cadre of eccentric geniuses.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Artistic geniuses will continue dipping their toes in AI and fans shouldn’t expect easy answers.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geniuses
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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 follows a series of antitrust victories against the NCAA and power conferences that have upended a system long inhibiting players’ abilities to fully benefit from the wealth their talents generated.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
3 June 2026
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Over 50 other chefs will be bringing their talents to the event this year.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
3 June 2026
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For this class, the premise is that your purpose in life lies to the intersection of your values, your aptitudes and your interests.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
6 May 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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These observations suggest that small, mysterious moons with surprisingly different natures are the source of the particles that make up the two outermost rings, and that there are probably even more undiscovered moons to add to the 29 already known around Uranus.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Last month, a Los Angeles jury found social media giants Meta and Google failed to warn children about the addictive natures of their platforms.—
Drew Aunkst,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, here are some other Bay Area manifestations of the Miles/Coltrane centennial.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Murphy won't say, for fear of sharing her manifestations.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The materials are found in other animals too, like honeybees, and in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.—
Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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But Stephenson is not about to fall into the trap, as McCormack warns, of having balls bigger than his brains.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Graduation is a huge milestone that calls for celebration and fanfare — and of course, gifts.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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Let’s take a look at the best unique gifts your dad will love this Father’s Day.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Even so, there is a real responsibility on the introverted leader to understand how their natural tendencies land with the people around them and how to be most effective within that awareness.—
Bill Koch,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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This summer, Disneyland is leaning all the way into its patriotic tendencies.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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