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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
The nerds have moved out of the garage and into their techno feudalist era.
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 May 2026
The Scripps National Spelling Bee, the equivalent of the Super Bowl for tweenage word nerds, is underway in Washington.
—Kendall Staton, Washington Post, 26 May 2026
To the surprise of everyone, most of all maybe themselves, historians Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland have become the Jagger and Richards of the nerd podcasting world.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
One nerd sees a hopeful allegory about resisting authoritarianism.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 May 2026
The Scripps National Spelling Bee, the equivalent of the Super Bowl for tweenage word nerds, is underway in Washington.
—Kendall Staton, Washington Post, 26 May 2026
To the surprise of everyone, most of all maybe themselves, historians Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland have become the Jagger and Richards of the nerd podcasting world.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
One nerd sees a hopeful allegory about resisting authoritarianism.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
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Hyatt Regency Lake Washington Budding aviators, plane geeks and those looking for any type of airport job can get a sneak peek without even booking an airline ticket.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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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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The effects of his revolution on the party and its ability to govern are far greater than many intellectuals, politicians, and staffers seem to grasp.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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Consequently, teleSUR often manages to obtain firsthand information from a representative network of nongovernmental organizations, political parties, unions, intellectuals, human rights defenders, and minorities, among others.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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“Nerd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nerd. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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