highbrowism

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highbrowism
Noun
  • Some studies reported smaller gray matter volumes in children with ADHD compared to those without, while others showed no difference or even larger volumes.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In other words there’s a measurable reduction in brain volume or gray matter in certain areas.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But few people think of pop-music critics as pillars of American intellectualism, and even fewer think of pop stars as an endangered species.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Where Kennedy saw a dynamic future in science and exploration, the current presidential administration is laser-focused on deregulation, anti-intellectualism, privatization and a retreat from global cooperative economic and foreign policy agreements.
    Leah M. Wright, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • However, since then, Schneider’s mentality has been well-rewarded.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That mentality needs to continue.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Managing and interpreting the flood of data would be impossible without machine intelligence.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Counterterrorism strategies must continue to adapt to meet this evolving battleground, leveraging not only military and intelligence tools but also public-private partnerships with tech platforms, AI monitoring, and global diplomacy.
    Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Ketamine works by stimulating the brain’s resilience mechanisms, according to Krystal.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The team behind the research noted that many of these genes are tied to developmental delay, which may have played a role in the slower pace of postnatal brain growth in humans compared to chimpanzees.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bryce Young has to be better After building up an immense sense of goodwill, locally and nationally, with his second-half performance from last year, Young essentially melted away in the Jacksonville heat.
    DIAMOND VENCES, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Giving people a greater sense of agency.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the current political environment, where good theater often trumps good policy, California has the opportunity to lead with some plain common sense.
    Andria Ventura, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In the lion’s den, no less, at left leaning venues, hoping facts and common sense would prevail.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Michèle comes across as a singular and powerful personality, with something of Akerman’s own trenchant intellect, assertive candor, and vulnerable self-revelation.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
  • With his new book, Pan, Clune has turned his cockeyed sensibility and coruscating intellect to fiction.
    Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Highbrowism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highbrowism. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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