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Recent Examples of hyperintellectual
Throughout, her sensitivity and emotional presence soften the hyperintellectual, almost academic quality of her writing.
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Tiana Reid, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2021
Tiana Reid, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperintellectual
Adjective
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At the level of craft, writers and executive producers Fellowes and Sonja Warfield didn’t feel the need to get didactic in the script.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
14 July 2025
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My intention as a filmmaker wasn’t to present these issues in a didactic or graphic way, but to reflect the emotional undercurrents, the silences, the strategies of survival and the subtle forms of resistance.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Jesse makes a big point of that, because Jesse is a bit on the pedantic side.—
Peter J Reilly,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Not to get too pedantic about it, but her latest look presents a wonderful learning opportunity for those of us looking to ace the art of dressing for this suffocating heat.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Please keep this in mind as monetary policy grandees pen high-toned pieces musing about what the next Fed Chairman should think about, and do.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Blake is accused of having drifted into high-toned seriousness; Albert, now writing for television, is branded a sellout.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Bartlett played a snooty author named Barbara Thorndyke who befriends Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur).—
Jeremy Helligar,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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What a snooty place until it’s recognized that the percentage of Americans possessing the courage to walk into all manner of high-end restaurants in Manhattan, Beverly Hills and Malibu would similarly be of the .0001 percent small.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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The awards are based on criteria including scholastic ability, responsibility toward education and financial need, with a special emphasis on community service.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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Distinguished Cadet Honors were awarded to cadets with scholastic standing and all-around aptitude in NJROTC activities.—
Cadet Nadeen Willat,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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One half of the room loves the big and bold Bose signature sound, while the other half likes to be sniffy and snobbish about the brand that’s been dominating sectors of the consumer audio market since 1964.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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So many of the characters are intelligent, cruel, snobbish, yet undeniably hilarious.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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Dissatisfaction with academic instruction at schools was cited by 72 percent.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, while teachers and lecturers may see AI text detectors as an easy and appealing way of avoiding academic misconduct, in reality, these software aren’t 100% perfect.—
Christian Perry,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There are signs in the rhetoric of both Trump and Putin of such grandiose imperial impulses.—
Ronald Suny,
The Conversation,
19 Aug. 2025
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That fight doesn’t require grandiose ideologies or MAGA slogans.—
Y. David Scharf,
New York Daily News,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Hyperintellectual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperintellectual. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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