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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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But having the freedom to let the music breathe and develop allows the score to feel emotionally expressive, and never didactic.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2025
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Much of Iran’s clandestine cinema, including some of Panahi’s earlier works, is didactic, focused on valorizing the victims of the regime’s injustices.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The pedantic director meticulously oversaw the entire construction, from perfecting the lighting in each apartment to testing the complex drainage system that collected the fake rain.—
Nathan Smith,
Architectural Digest,
9 Oct. 2025
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Instead of focusing on the defense industrial base, the upcoming national defense strategy, or preparing to face threats across the Indo-Pacific and Europe, Hegseth talked about fitness tests and haircuts, coming across as pedantic for a room of seasoned commanders, the staffer said.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Morris played both baseball and football in high school, and was a scholastic All-State quarterback who reportedly turned down 20 collegiate offers to sign with the Phillies for $25,000 in 1960.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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For true scholastic style, pair it with penny loafers or Mary Janes.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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She's got the element of wild transformation on her side, but the performance lacks the kind of prestige appeal necessary to win over the snootier, international voting body of the acting branch.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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Don't expect white tablecloths and a snooty ambiance; the culinary gem prides itself on its fun and casual atmosphere.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That’s just the latest accolade for the Yorba Linda municipal course that continually scores above its weight in a high-toned category.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Many global rums are clean and light by design; Hampden’s are unabashedly expressive—ripe, high-toned, and unmistakable.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Prizegivers have also in the past been accused of being snobbish, of having an anti-American bias and of ignoring some of the giants of literature, including Russia's Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, France's Emile Zola and Ireland's James Joyce.—
Simon Johnson,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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The episode was about a fake Lord trying to check in to a seedy seaside hotel, and the snobbish Cleese character who runs the place gets fooled by him.—
Jonathan Margolis,
Air Mail,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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What wasn't being collected are other research observations that are part of every hurricane season, including experiments conducted by NOAA's Hurricane Research Division and its academic partners, who were able to pay their scientists who flew with NOAA during Melissa.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Hann and Bich were strict and monitored not just Jennifer's academic performance, but also her extracurricular activities and social life.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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One of the great pleasures of anime is that its unabashed, rollicky genre pieces are often suffused with grand, but not grandiose, sociopolitical commentary — a heady combination that many similar pictures can’t pull off.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Great Park idea was hatched two-plus decades ago amid grandiose promises.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Hyperintellectual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperintellectual. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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