geniuses

variants or genii
plural of genius
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Recent Examples of geniuses Worldly readers had to wonder what really went on when the geniuses and their wives went home after dinner. Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025 Between them, the gangly mods kept alive the fading tradition of feuding musical geniuses, a path that Paul McCartney and John Lennon had paved before them. Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025 But what really sets the tech-bro geniuses apart, Randy figures, is microdosing Ketamine. Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025 Anyone who believes the hacks’ eight-year estimate obviously doesn’t remember the Big Dig, and compared to Maura Healey’s box-checking blow-in crew, the Big Dig was managed by engineering geniuses. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025 Early in the season, the New York Mets looked like geniuses for signing Holmes, a two-time All-Star closer who hadn't started a game since 2018, to convert back into a starter. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025 But the claim here isn’t that the Snakes are baseball dummies and the Padres are baseball geniuses. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025 Ringo was yellow submarines and octopus gardens, the mascot little brother, despite being the eldest Beatle, and the best at flittering above the feuds that afflicted the trio of geniuses around him. Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025 The WarioWare series is where Nintendo's game design geniuses really let their freak flags fly, with hundreds of absolutely bonkers microgames that last only seconds but challenge mind and reflexes. K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geniuses
Noun
  • This is consistent with earlier studies showing high levels of total tau in fetal brains with peak levels at around four to five months of gestation and then decreasing two-foldby the sixth month after birth.
    Robert Martone, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
  • For years, costumers have been creating spooky serial killers—from Ghostface to Michael Myers—and conjuring up original designs that remain seared into our brains (and promt some of us to look under the bed each night).
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His musical talents continued to blossom after his family moved to Hot Springs.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Alongside the talents of costars Kirsten Dunst, Peter Dinklage, Juno Temple and LaKeith Stanfield, the film showcases all of the sides of Tatum that drew Cianfrance to him in the first place, the director told PEOPLE.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • King said he was inspired in part by Rader’s arrest, more specifically, by his ability to keep his murderous tendencies completely unknown to the rest of his family.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • These tendencies are most consequential in the kidnapping scene, a gnarled set piece that, in its planning and execution, seems to defy even dream logic.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One of Fox’s most prominent sports media personalities may be leaving the company to start a new media venture.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • New episodes drop every Wednesday and feature interviews with artists and personalities like Lainey Wilson, Hardy, Charley Crockett, Gavin Adcock, Amanda Shires, Margo Price, Dusty Slay, Lukas Nelson, Ashley Monroe, Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor, and Clever.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One of Reichardt’s greatest inspirations is to create a texture of political conflict involving the Vietnam War and its manifestations in American society—news reports, marches and protests, voices of reaction, police repression—and to integrate into the story as inescapable elements of daily life.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The tort claim asked for at least $300,000 in damages on behalf of the woman, who’s suffering from nausea, anxiety and sleeplessness as physical manifestations of emotional distress, Gordon wrote in the claim.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Data from ThredUp shows that 40 percent of shoppers’ holiday budgets will go toward purchasing secondhand gifts.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Highlights include Mexican food and vendors selling gifts and crafts along with piñata for the kids, a catrina costume contest, dog costume contest and raffle.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With natural, biodegradable, and inexpensive components, such batteries could one day provide an eco-friendly alternative for powering homes or small devices without relying on toxic metals or complex supply chains.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Officials suspect that three explosive devices were dropped in the parking lot.
    Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One of the best parts to it are the recollections from his Little Italy friends and relatives, many of whom served as inspiration for his sometimes unsavory characters.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Pop Mart characters can usually be found on Amazon and StockX, and sometimes Walmart.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025

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