INTELLECTUALIZER Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

intellectualizer

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Noun

The abundant mountain lilac, laurel sumac and sage kicked this to one to my favorites list.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
At this point, the architects of Bass’ campaign need to burn sage to drive out bad spirits or just bow out altogether.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of sage

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Salutes to two pop music artists (X-Ray Spex and David Johansen) are preferable to Laura Poitras’s nauseating politicization of cultural pseud-activist Nan Goldin.

— Armond White, National Review, 6 Jan. 2023
Mr Baudet is dismissed by the establishment as a pseud-in-a-suit, but his calls for the Dutch to leave the EU resonate.

— The Economist, The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018

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There are several oranges, mandarins, a lemon and finger lime.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
This spicy, cozy take on citrus opens with mandarin and bergamot, then quickly warms up with the addition of cardamom, petitgrain, and a luscious base of amber and cedar.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 12 Aug. 2026

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Did the person who edited Albert Einstein’s April 1950 article on his general theory of relativity enjoy a philosophical chat with the revolutionary thinker?

— Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
As Hythlodaeus remarks, the political thinkers of the time would dismiss the whole thing as nonsense.

— Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of thinker

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According to health officials, exposure to rabies can also happen when a person touches a bat's saliva or brain tissue or wakes up with one in their bedroom.

— Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
An 8-year-old has died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba believed to have been encountered while swimming in a lake near her home, her family and health officials said.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

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