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Recent Examples of intellect Neither bubbly like Annie nor morose like Interiors’ Renata, Mary was a funny, sad, ambitious New Yorker whose intellect and beauty had gotten her exactly nowhere. Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025 Set in a sweltering New York summer charged with tension and desire, the story begins when Wyeth meets Keating, a former seminarian whose intellect and intensity ignite a complicated friendship. Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025 Literary parents often equate reading with empathy, intellect, and future success. Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025 Gemini is a miracle air sign known for its dualistic nature and intellect. Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for intellect
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intellect
Noun
  • How did the offensive genius finally figure out how to run the ball?
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • By then, the preeminent fashion genius of the third quarter of the 20th century and the designer so often credited with inventing the modern woman’s wardrobe had handed prêt-à-porter over to his assistants, who clung as if by commandment to the house dogma of bourgeois Parisian elegance.
    Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • South Korea’s intelligence agency estimated in September that about 2,000 North Korean soldiers had been killed in the fighting.
    Reuters, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Greta Lee is an intelligence officer pulled from a Gettysburg trip with her kid to deliver some important North Korean intel.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Believing that Tesla built Alfred’s Transporter machine, Robert hopes the wizard can build a similar contraption for him.
    Kirk Honeycutt, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Look for an enrollment wizard through notifications and in Settings, Microsoft says.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Both of those rankings praised the city for offering a sense of community, mountain scenery and a bustling arts scene.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • There was a sense of Diana and Charles arriving at Westminster Abbey in separate coaches on the day of the coronation.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Her brain cannot compute — because there’s something so linear about education.
    Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Making things with your hands will shift your brain into problem-solving mode and sparks creativity in ways staring at a screen never will.
    Cas Holman, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Today with Jenna & Friends co-host credited her sister as the reason for many of her successes, including her role as a television host.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The Raptors’ 34-11 advantage in fast-break points was the biggest reason for that.
    Eric Koreen, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Learn from the world’s biggest thinkers.
    Big Think, Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Keeping up with the latest ideas from the world’s top thinkers can be a full-time job.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Intellect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intellect. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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