polyhistor

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Noun
  • 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
  • Today, Berg is a Renaissance man for the age of wellness misinformation.
    Alexa Lee, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In striving to be both a character study of a dissatisfied sommelier and a picaresque tale of ambition in São Paulo’s gentrified districts, director Gabe Klinger fails to land the emotional reality of his eponymous lead character, Isabel (the film‘s co-writer and Brazilian polymath, Marina Person).
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
  • From science fairs to college labs For someone whose work could transform medicine, Liu, 52, is understated — an introverted polymath driven by curiosity.
    Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Does this sound like a trivial use of the human intellect?
    Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Respected by colleagues and clients alike, Silvia has built a reputation defined by consistency, intellect, and integrity.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Among the iconic polymath’s many (many) achievements, the 15th century thinker is famous for devising an angled contraption to help his experiments exploring friction physics.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026
  • To get a sense for how some of our greatest thinkers, performers, and athletes unwind in their moments outside the public eye, read on for a look at their domestic lives in photos.
    Shelli Nicole, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Polyhistor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyhistor. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.

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