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
Truly a fascinating human being of rare talent with a huge, unconventional and powerful intellect.
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Laura Ness, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
Mercury’s intellect combines with Chiron’s patience this morning, empowering you to look beyond the horizon, into the unknown.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2026
His intellect has already been the basis of Denver’s success for years.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
Instead of kings and queens cunningly maneuvering their armies against their enemies, there’s only an ox of a man and a bald little boy, neither of whom exhibits a clearly superior intellect.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
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Laura Ness, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
Mercury’s intellect combines with Chiron’s patience this morning, empowering you to look beyond the horizon, into the unknown.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2026
His intellect has already been the basis of Denver’s success for years.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
Instead of kings and queens cunningly maneuvering their armies against their enemies, there’s only an ox of a man and a bald little boy, neither of whom exhibits a clearly superior intellect.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intellect
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Michael Malone, during his Nuggets days, was a genius at creating enemies, of underlining slights that may or may not have ever been real.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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There’s even a Radiohead art-rock mantra that seems to come directly from Kelson’s mad-genius mind.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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Piantedosi presided over a meeting of law enforcement and intelligence services on Tuesday to discuss security for the Games.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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As Moore’s Law continues to compound and intelligence moves decisively to the Edge, AI and Digital Twins are becoming foundational layers of the global economy.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The family rocked a Harry Potter group costume on Halloween in 2021, which saw Biel dressed as Professor McGonagall, Timberlake as Dumbledore, Silas as Potter and baby Phineas as Hedwig, the young wizard's pet owl.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Only the best of the bat-to-ball wizards can build a career in the majors.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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In that sense, the film answers its own question.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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To get a better sense of that, CBS News Bay Area spoke with Arkesha Baquet, co-owner of Li'l Dizzy's Café in New Orleans, home of Super Bowl LIX.—
Max Darrow,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Without being trained on neural data, the model produced a peculiar signal — one that was later discovered in actual brain activity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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In those participants, the disease was not associated with any changes in brain size or evidence of damage.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The internet and Black art triggered awe for completely different, profound reasons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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One reason is a viral video that shows Pretti standing over the body of a veteran who died and honoring his service.—
Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Leaders & Idea-Makers Educators, executives, creators, founders, analysts, and public thinkers who shape conversations and influence decisions.—
Daphne Koller,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Dylan Black, a SDA freshman who took the pilot course this year, said the class allowed students to learn more about each other and also become better debaters and thinkers.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Intellect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intellect. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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