as in geniuses
a very smart person
one of the finest intellects of our time
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Recent Examples of intellects
While the likes of Philo and Trotter have expanded upon the idea by prioritizing people whose intellects align with their brand values, Jacquemus takes it to another level.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intellects
Noun
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If Hafley can get all three to meet or exceed their draft-day expectations, the rebuild zooms way ahead of the curve, and Hafley and his staff look like coaching geniuses.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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There are a lot of geniuses out there.—
Josh Tyrangiel,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This one just happens to involve wizards, goblins, and one savage, half-blind dragon.—
Séamas O'Reilly,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Of all the wizards of modern AI, Amodei, the theoretical physicist who founded Anthropic, maker of Claude, is the most publicly anxious about the impact of his product on the world at large, seemingly spooked by his own predictions.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
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Yet Christgau, through the Consumer Guide, was the only music critic to wear his system-making brains on the outside.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2026
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To be clear, Cortical Labs’s neural cells aren’t extracted from brains.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
28 Mar. 2026
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The five-day festival includes an eclectic mix of talks from leading writers, thinkers and speakers.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
26 Mar. 2026
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Supporters say introductory courses had become too focused on contemporary social-justice frameworks and that the new standards restore an emphasis on classical thinkers, empirical methods and a broader range of perspectives.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Intellects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intellects. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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