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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
One nerd sees a hopeful allegory about resisting authoritarianism.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
And each release is supposed to include a unique Easter egg somewhere on the label, a little something for the super whiskey nerds.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 May 2026
Younger fans may see him as Blair Waldorf’s step-dad, while the freshmen film nerds (c’est moi) first saw the twinkle during that famous dinner with André.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Honestly, for a tech nerd like myself, that won me over more than the AI-art angle did.
—Joe Salas
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
And each release is supposed to include a unique Easter egg somewhere on the label, a little something for the super whiskey nerds.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 May 2026
Younger fans may see him as Blair Waldorf’s step-dad, while the freshmen film nerds (c’est moi) first saw the twinkle during that famous dinner with André.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Honestly, for a tech nerd like myself, that won me over more than the AI-art angle did.
—Joe Salas
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nerd
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If the snippets above mean anything to you, congratulations—you’re officially a watch geek.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
13 May 2026
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Design geeks will love the adjacent historic cottages and wide stretch of coastline giving the setting a ye olde California postcard quality.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
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Réveille also interviewed Régis Debray, an author and leftist intellectual who supported Che.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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Huxley might easily have written a simpler novel glorifying intellectuals while mocking Stoyte’s greed and indifference to suffering.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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“Nerd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nerd. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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