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Noun
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Jon Batiste is the definitive musical Renaissance man.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025 -
The 51-year-old Armenian-American has always been a Renaissance man, dabbling in the arts across various media.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Famous failures include Roger Moore, the suavest James Bond, and Stephen Fry, Britain’s most famous polymath.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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In actuality, the Eureka machine, as the Quaker polymath called it, was a physical prototype of Swift’s knowledge engine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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This immersion trained his instinct more than his intellect.—
Desjah Altvater,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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While the likes of Philo and Trotter have expanded upon the idea by prioritizing people whose intellects align with their brand values, Jacquemus takes it to another level.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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What unifies these thinkers is a totalizing and conspiratorial conception of modern liberal politics.—
Laura K. Field,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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While forming a global network of thinkers, the IPS has developed over the past five years to critically examine the material, discursive, and aesthetic scope of everything that might fall under the heading of postnatural.—
Catherine Taft,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Polyhistor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyhistor. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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