as in intellectuals
a person with strong intellectual interests
long-standing tension between the townies and the longhairs at the elite college
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During the 1920s, Nardal joined a wave of Black intellectuals who relocated to Paris to pursue educational opportunities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025 -
And this was disliked by intellectuals.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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Shildt was an old-timer, relying more on feel and instinct than the cellar-dwelling nerds who run the sport with impossible numbers that don’t mean a damn thing.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Oct. 2025
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That bourbon, like all subsequent releases, was aged at Camp Nelson, a warehouse site located a few minutes from the distillery that is legendary (among whiskey nerds, at least) for the quality of the bourbon that comes from there.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Longhairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longhairs. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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