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as in geeks
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 intellectuals
a person with strong intellectual interests
an unlikely romance between a nerd and a campus beauty queen
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Recent Examples of nerds
With the help of her best friend Tatum (Rose McGowan), boyfriend Billy (Skeet Ulrich), and cine-literate nerds Randy (Jamie Kennedy) and Stu (Matthew Lillard), Sidney sets out to determine who’s behind the mask.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
This is important not just for nerds like us, but for anyone who, for whatever reason, may not want to be sending $12-$15 to a streamer this month.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
At the time, GPS nerds hung out on the nascent Internet, chatting on newsgroups.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
There was a time, in its salad days, when Coachella felt like the American answer to Glastonbury; an oasis for music nerds that was a far cry from city festivals like Lollapalooza; a chance to live out an American Western fantasy soundtracked by Mastodon and Jay Z.
—Arielle Gordon, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Into political intrigue and hot policy nerds?
—Jamie Harrow, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Those barrel proof bourbons—released at uncut proof points three times per year—are especially popular among whiskey nerds, having built an ardent fan base since their introduction in 2013.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
What a bad day for the state of South Carolina against nerds who wear gold.
—Jason Kirk, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Ratings nerds expect the momentum to continue in Week 2 thanks largely to Sunday’s Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl rematch that will be available in 100% of the country, not usual.
—Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
This is important not just for nerds like us, but for anyone who, for whatever reason, may not want to be sending $12-$15 to a streamer this month.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
At the time, GPS nerds hung out on the nascent Internet, chatting on newsgroups.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
There was a time, in its salad days, when Coachella felt like the American answer to Glastonbury; an oasis for music nerds that was a far cry from city festivals like Lollapalooza; a chance to live out an American Western fantasy soundtracked by Mastodon and Jay Z.
—Arielle Gordon, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Into political intrigue and hot policy nerds?
—Jamie Harrow, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Those barrel proof bourbons—released at uncut proof points three times per year—are especially popular among whiskey nerds, having built an ardent fan base since their introduction in 2013.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
What a bad day for the state of South Carolina against nerds who wear gold.
—Jason Kirk, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Ratings nerds expect the momentum to continue in Week 2 thanks largely to Sunday’s Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl rematch that will be available in 100% of the country, not usual.
—Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nerds
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Refocusing On Long-Term Results As the marketing pendulum inevitably swings from domination by spreadsheet-wielding geeks to marketing by creative brand-builders, companies will realize that they have been overly focused on short-term results.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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In one of our conversations, Apatow brought up the episode in which one of the geeks of Freaks and Geeks, Neal Schweiber (played by Samm Levine), confronts his philandering father by telling hostile jokes about him through a ventriloquist puppet.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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But there was a period during China's reform era that some pro-reform intellectuals admired the fact that America's ruling class was proficient in procedures.—
Vincent Ni,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
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The first National Conservatism conferences drew students and intellectuals who felt marginalized by the Republican Party and dreamed about taking power.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Nerds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nerds. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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