1
as in genius
a very smart person
one of the finest intellects of our time
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as in intelligence
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
a child of great intellect as well as artistic talent
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Recent Examples of intellect
Mishra might consider wielding his prodigious intellect and prominent platform against targets more worthy of attack than Salman Rushdie, Marilynne Robinson, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; there are a multitude.
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Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Humour cuts straight through before the intellect can intervene.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
However, her inner voice reveals a sardonic sense of humor, cunning intellect, and keen eye for details most people would miss…because Emily has a big secret.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Soap featured the character Benson, a butler, who was portrayed by Black actor Robert Guillaume and who had a superior intellect and cutting sense of humor.
—Time, 17 Sep. 2025
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Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Humour cuts straight through before the intellect can intervene.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
However, her inner voice reveals a sardonic sense of humor, cunning intellect, and keen eye for details most people would miss…because Emily has a big secret.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Soap featured the character Benson, a butler, who was portrayed by Black actor Robert Guillaume and who had a superior intellect and cutting sense of humor.
—Time, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intellect
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Notably, the pop star chose not to work with longtime producer Jack Antonoff, and instead forged a reunion with studio genius Max Martin and Shellback.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Tim Curry's marvelous Frank was a monster of self-regard, and Tim knew exactly how to give this evil genius his head and Mick served it up on a photographic plate.—
Sara Belcher,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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The festival also falls during the seventh anniversary of the assassination of Washington Post columnist and Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi, which a US intelligence report says happened at the behest of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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The office of the director of national intelligence is expected to make an announcement on the Havana Syndrome investigation soon, two sources told the Herald.—
Nora Gamez Torres,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Look for an enrollment wizard through notifications and in Settings, Microsoft says.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
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Season 1 of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place saw Justin take the young wizard Billie (played by Janice LeAnn Brown) under his wing and into his family.—
Julia MacCary,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Your goals can determine the type of account that makes the most sense.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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For a generation living in great uncertainty—from the GFC to COVID to cost-of-living pressures—Trump’s disruptive appeal offers both a protest and a sense of control.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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One bullet missed her eye and the other her brain by mere centimeters.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The spice is thought to increase levels of serotonin (the mood-boosting hormone) in the brain, which may have positive effects on conditions like anxiety and depression.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
30 Sep. 2025
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Voters also tend to lean more nationalist and conservative during economic downturns, said Hajime Kidera, a professor at Meiji University’s School of Political Science and Economics – which is one reason Abe was so popular during the post-recession early 2010s.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The executive branch does not normally use the shutdown as a reason for layoffs.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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In recent months, as despotism intensified an increasing number of writers, scholars, and thinkers were declared foreign agents, and their books were taken off the shelves.—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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If consummated, Paramount CEO David Ellison will have installed a provocative writer and thinker who has expressed partisan leanings on several major topics at the head of a mainstream news organization that has long sought to cultivate broader audiences.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Intellect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intellect. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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