as in intellectual
much given to learning and thinking
a small cadre of intellectualist reformers who had no idea of the concerns of the common folk
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as in nerd
a person with strong intellectual interests
being an intellectualist, he has little in common with the status-seeking philistines who live next door
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And at that point, ushered into the floating mists of non-consensus with murmurings of political unease regarding content or intellectual befuddlement regarding style, the briefly sighted, singular beast of language vanishes from the visible landscape.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026 -
Only the party of such intellectual giants as Cori Bush, Ilhan Omar and Eric Swalwell could conclude this is a logical course of action.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Rays have never put an emphasis on getting a lot of offensive production out of a catcher, instead choosing to prioritize good defense and a cerebral approach to calling pitches.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2026
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More cerebral than emotive, Shiffrin had not been one to speak her thoughts into existence.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Internal decision-making can become polarized, funding relationships strained, and exhibitions evaluated through ideological lenses rather than scholarly merit.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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The fact that Katherine had been institutionalized may have tainted her scholarly reputation.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Intellectualist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intellectualist. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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