polyhistoric

Definition of polyhistoricnext

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Adjective
  • The class spans 55 scholarly disciplines and artistic fields, with fellows chosen from a pool of nearly 5,000 applicants.
    Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • However, these writings circulated largely within scholarly circles.
    Anna Piela, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Soderbergh’s sly film asks what indeed constitutes great art and whether the answer lies in the eye of the beholder or in the erudite but not always reliable opinions from art criticism, art followers and the sometimes shallow artworld overall?
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The dazzlingly witty and erudite script, by Robert Kaplow, is nominated for Best Original Screenplay; Hawke, who is rightly nominated for Best Actor, delivers one of his richest and most surprising performances.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • While tech-literate consumers might navigate the pitfalls successfully, more vulnerable groups—such as the elderly or those less comfortable with technology—are left wide open to errors and exploitation.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The turbulence of the past year brings to mind the sourcing strain of the 2020 pandemic—and the ways companies became more legally literate almost overnight as a matter of survival.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • What made the incident even more striking was that most of Audubon Zoo’s sleepy lizards were bred in captivity, implying the reaction was an innate response instead of learned behavior.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025
  • This kind of trading is seen as a form of learned behavior, where dogs associate a specific action with a reward.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • The latest development in this relentless campaign is the Defense Department’s withdrawal of senior military leaders from academic programs at leading American universities.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Those changes will be contested, in math as in other academic disciplines wrestling with AI’s impact.
    Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The home is located on a quarter-acre of native and cultivated gardens and houses an art studio and yurt.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2023
  • And the archive, Golia said, reflects Didion’s cultivated awareness of her self-presentation.
    Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • So, their musicianship is deeper and more cultured, and the techniques are shared.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The syrupy sweetness brought to mind a pancake, while the faintly cultured cheese turned it savory.
    Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The contrast between the bookish judge, lauded during his confirmation for his reverence of legal precedents, and the agitated, outspoken figure of recent years was especially noticeable to old friends and supporters.
    Peter S. Canellos, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
  • His glasses become him, in that bookish Clark Kent way.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Polyhistoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyhistoric. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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