intellectualism

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Recent Examples of intellectualism In the same way, a Shakespeare and Company tote bag signals intellectualism, while the New Yorker tote bag communicates cultural sophistication. Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 Its popularity is improbable by virtue of its unapologetic intellectualism, increasingly alien in a highly anti-intellectual era. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026 Also, Dustin’s girlfriend is at his level and an equal, a testimony to his airy intellectualism. Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025 Look, this isn’t a lament against intellectualism. Mara Reinstein, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for intellectualism
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Noun
  • The course, which was combined with a more traditional woodworking class, was developed by the Home Builders Institute, a nonprofit that provides trade skill training and education for the building industry.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
  • When Ancelotti won the first of his five Champions League titles as a coach, with Milan in 2003, Clement was a 31-year-old education and welfare officer at Fulham, having left a job as a school PE teacher in order to work in football.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • In sixteenth-century Italian pedante comedies, the Latin tutors—always the butt of the joke—are known more for the gaps in their knowledge than for their erudition.
    Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In her coda, Woo writes with great compassion and erudition about what can’t be found in archives, particularly the specifics of how Ellen Craft died.
    Nicholas Boggs, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The elastico requires perseverance and patience to master, with a key learning point being that the skill, otherwise known as the flip-flap, is performed in one motion.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • DeepMind contributes expertise in artificial intelligence and learning systems, while Nvidia provides the high-performance computing infrastructure needed for large-scale simulation and robot training.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • Magloire’s father, who went to the country on a scholarship to study, was among them.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
  • Both Soliches were recipients of that award, which is a full-tuition and housing scholarship for high-achieving caddies.
    Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • Parton, a long-time literacy advocate, created the Imagination Library to give free books to kids and has been working with Reading Ready Pittsburgh for eight years.
    Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • In the nineteenth century, upper class American women who had leisure time and literacy became really into keeping floral calendars to note when wildflowers bloomed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • To OutKick/Fox News Digital’s knowledge, the question to Johnson ahead of Game 5 was the first time a media member brought up the controversy to one of the involved parties.
    Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
  • Qatari negotiators, in coordination with the United States, have flown to Tehran Sunday morning to help facilitate the finalization of the agreement, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN.
    Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • On-site Hawaiian cultural programming helps visitors connect with the islands' history and culture, and the complimentary Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Experience that begins with a traditional sunrise chant is not to be missed.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • The sounds of that culture were present throughout the evening.
    J.M. Banks June 15, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • The question, of course, is what we are supposed to do with these bourgeois jeremiads against bourgeois civilization, beyond enjoying them as high-end primal-scream therapy.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • One of the societies most affected was the Minoan civilization, based on Crete.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026

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“Intellectualism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intellectualism. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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