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Recent Examples of intellectualism
But Kennedy’s Camelot at least tried to elevate idealism, intellectualism, and the modern elegance of a pillbox hat.
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Eventually Faithfull found an interest in performing in plays and, entranced by Buddy Holly and Joan Baez and Simone de Beauvoir, folk music, and arty café intellectualism as well.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
But Jeopardy!, with its air of intellectualism, should have a higher barrier to entry.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
Both women have crises of faith in language, in intellectualism, in their role as a therapist and as a wife.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Eventually Faithfull found an interest in performing in plays and, entranced by Buddy Holly and Joan Baez and Simone de Beauvoir, folk music, and arty café intellectualism as well.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
But Jeopardy!, with its air of intellectualism, should have a higher barrier to entry.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
Both women have crises of faith in language, in intellectualism, in their role as a therapist and as a wife.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intellectualism
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With financial struggles and worries often cited as reasons for people having fewer children, solutions often focus on calling for policies that include making child care, health care, housing and education more accessible.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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Pulling the plug on these dollars is likely to impact rural stations the most, which feed information, entertainment and education to isolated communities.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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That Justice Souter, in truth, does not is revealed by the many articles published since his passing, which tend to discuss his erudition, decency, and wit, and even his lunch, exercise, sartorial habits, and other charming New Englander quirks—but not so much in the way of influential writings.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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Even her earliest work displayed erudition, intelligence, creativity, and a broad range of poetic styles.—
Daniel Foster,
National Review,
15 May 2025
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The twin boys, Benjamin and Braxton, each live with medical conditions that would require learning and adjustments for everyone.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Even if something new and better manifests in six months, be agile and use your learnings to shift.—
Don Murray,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Steeped in a lifetime of scholarship and on-site study, the pair summarized what’s currently known about Chacoan culture.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
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Cartwright was widely respected for his scholarship and steady presence in academic and ethical discourse, particularly in the development of Black religious studies and social ethics curricula.—
Sonari Glinton,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Some adults want their children to develop AI literacy; others see chatbots as a way to indulge young kids’ endless curiosities or engage their creativity.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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Notably, technological literacy and creative resilience will outpace coding skills in value by 2030.—
Gerui Wang,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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But in May, nine leading children’s hospitals across the country received letters from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, demanding data on revenue from pediatric gender treatments and the rates of regret among patients, according to a person with knowledge of the effort.—
Azeen Ghorayshi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The deal values the club at more than $120 million, a person with knowledge of the terms tells Forbes.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Combining the family’s love for Greek culture, nature and food, with their passion for yoga and mindfulness, Kea Retreat offers travelers the option to book a five or six-night retreat or simply indulge in a relaxing and restorative hotel stay.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Yes, artists are important to the persistence of culture, but artisanal skills must take a back seat to functional skills when a colony is still in its early stage.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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Now, season three is raising the stakes by bringing in the most relatable thing the show has done — the threat of the total collapse of civilization.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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Some students admitted that they were unsettled, and even moved, by the simple tableau of Heston weeping in front of the last symbol of an extinct civilization.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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“Intellectualism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intellectualism. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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