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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
View gallery - 6 images For us motorcycle nerds, the best time of the year is here.
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New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
But hey, whiskey nerds are gonna whiskey nerd and whiskey sellers are gonna gouge.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2025
Sure, there will always be some people who care, just as today there are nerds like me willing to debate the merits of writing for the Z80 versus the 6502 8-bit CPUs.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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
New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
But hey, whiskey nerds are gonna whiskey nerd and whiskey sellers are gonna gouge.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2025
Sure, there will always be some people who care, just as today there are nerds like me willing to debate the merits of writing for the Z80 versus the 6502 8-bit CPUs.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nerds
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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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If Substack creators can make a living on affiliate links, why not music geeks?—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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And this was disliked by intellectuals.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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Think of it as a sleek and uncomfortable time capsule of the past half decade of #MeToo discourse, or as a character study of flawed intellectuals desperately attempting to perform their values while clinging to the facade of their respective identities.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Nerds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nerds. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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