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intellectualist

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noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intellectualist
Adjective
  • Suppose the differences between these two cooks were repeated in many domains of intellectual labor.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The Colombian painter and intellectual (1919-2003) was born in Bogotá and lived in Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Jerusalem, Washington, and Rome before settling in Paris, discovering nature within global cities.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • His cause of death was revealed to be a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Pope Francis died of a cerebral stroke and heart failure on April 21, a day after Easter Sunday, at the age of 88.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The task has traditionally fallen to curators, who maintain their scholarly independence and grapple with the complexities of mounting shows.
    Zachary Small, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • But factory-style scholarly productivity was never the essence of the humanities.
    D. Graham Burnett, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Intellectualist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intellectualist. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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