as in scholarly
marked by or given to showing knowledge in a showy way
The writer apparently thought using a bunch of inkhorn terms would impress the reader and distract from the severely lacking plot.
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Narrative medicine, an increasingly popular scholarly field developed at Columbia University by the internist and literary scholar Rita Charon, aims to improve medical care by helping clinicians more fully understand their patients’ stories and perspectives.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
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Most of the remaining Kashmiri Hindus, primarily from the scholarly Pandit community, fled after a wave of religious attacks in the late 1980s and early 1990s.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The following Naperville residents have completed college/university degrees or have been named to their school’s dean’s list, honor roll or similar academic achievement list. Names, degrees and honors appear below as provided by the respective schools.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Nearly one million Florida students missed more than three weeks of school last year, a staggering number of chronically absent children undermining their academic success.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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Thurmond and Newsom praised Clinton Elementary School and Compton Unified School District officials for their students’ scholastic achievements.—
Dave Mason,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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Yorba, 18, said her awards, which included a $2,750 scholarship from the Ramona Garden Club, were based on her scholastic achievements and her involvement in extracurricular activities.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2025
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About 40 percent of the impressive total went to programs helping people with developmental, intellectual, and physical disabilities.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
12 June 2025
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Another study found that adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are less than half as likely to receive a kidney transplant as adults without IDD. Woodward has been working to change that.—
Eileen Finan,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Newsweek Sports quoted Bruckheimer's statements, highlighting Hamilton's pedantic approach while filming.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Nelis renders the professor a pompous and pedantic twit but not a heartless one.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Inkhorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inkhorn. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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