polyhistor

Definition of polyhistornext

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Noun
  • Saturday night live: Renaissance man 50 Cent is scheduled to perform at nightclub DAER at the Hard Rock in Hollywood on Saturday.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
  • In his quest to become a better, stronger, more accomplished pitcher, Rockies Renaissance man Ryan Feltner is going back to the Stone Age.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Potter and artistic polymath Kawai Kanjiro was a key figure in the 20th-century Mingei folk art movement.
    Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Mixed and mastered by Berlin polymath Rashad Becker, Silent Way maintains an underlying drive while exploring efflorescent top-line melodies and loops.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Regardless of their work ethic, intellect and creativity, capital has always exploited them but never been willing to partner with them.
    Jacob Walthour, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • How could all their passion and intellect be allowed to go to waste?
    Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Namir Khaliq Learn from the world's biggest thinkers.
    Big Think, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Earlier thinkers, most famously Aristotle, had gone so far as to propose that eudaemonia was an inherently communal accomplishment, one that could only take root in the proper social and political context.
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Polyhistor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyhistor. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.

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