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intellectualist

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noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intellectualist
Adjective
  • Biederman’s against-the-grain distaste for excess capital isn’t just intellectual or financial.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement The intellectual underpinnings to the circular economy approach have been around for decades.
    Justin Worland, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Comprising a mix of anxiety, cerebral tangents, and a dash of absurdist whimsy, Nancherla’s first full-length special Hopeful Potato, directed by Eliza Skinner, premieres December 15.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
  • My take on Don’t Think is that becoming overly cerebral, stuck exclusively in my head, inhibits flow.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Check back on the second Monday of every month for a new puzzle built on clues connected to scholarly articles available via JSTOR.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Rarely does a 29-page scholarly paper merit the attention of top-level executives, but every business leader should be familiar with a recent study from OpenAI.
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Intellectualist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intellectualist. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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