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as in geek
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
was such a nerd in college that she spent Saturday nights at the library
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as in intellectual
a person with strong intellectual interests
an unlikely romance between a nerd and a campus beauty queen
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Recent Examples of nerd
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.
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Superman and Lex Luthor have technically had a child together for decades in the comics, but as many a gay nerd has joked on the internet this year, Nicholas Hoult’s Lex finally seems like a Lex who would baby-trap Superman.
—James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
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
Among the content coming to Netflix beginning early next year will be The Bill Simmons Podcast, the cinema-nerd gabfest The Rewatchables and The Ringer Fantasy Football Show.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Superman and Lex Luthor have technically had a child together for decades in the comics, but as many a gay nerd has joked on the internet this year, Nicholas Hoult’s Lex finally seems like a Lex who would baby-trap Superman.
—James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
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
Among the content coming to Netflix beginning early next year will be The Bill Simmons Podcast, the cinema-nerd gabfest The Rewatchables and The Ringer Fantasy Football Show.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nerd
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Dave Franco, in glasses, plays up the grinning geek factor a bit too much.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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In the 1990s, the internet boom created overnight fortunes along with unforeseen challenges for some tech geeks and impresarios who founded wildly successful dot-coms.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
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Over 300 writers, scholars, and public intellectuals have pledged to not contribute to the New York Times’ Opinion section until three demands have been met.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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For more than a quarter century, Keïta photographed Bamakois from all walks of life—government officials, intellectuals, artists, and everyday members of Mali’s rising middle class.—
Folasade Ologundudu,
Vogue,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Nerd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nerd. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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