as in genius
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someone who knows a lot about many different things
She is rightly regarded as something of a polymath in her extensive knowledge of all the earth sciences.
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Recent Examples of polymath
Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration Is The New Superpower During the original Renaissance, polymaths like Leonardo da Vinci thrived by blending art, engineering, anatomy and imagination.
—David Henkin, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
In the past, polymaths became well versed in various disciplines and made important contributions to each.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 4 June 2025
Now polymaths may be setting the course of artificial intelligence going forward, and AI may even set the stage for a burst of polymath activity.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Think of Da Vinci and Franklin as notable polymaths (someone learned in multiple subjects).
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration Is The New Superpower During the original Renaissance, polymaths like Leonardo da Vinci thrived by blending art, engineering, anatomy and imagination.
—David Henkin, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
In the past, polymaths became well versed in various disciplines and made important contributions to each.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 4 June 2025
Now polymaths may be setting the course of artificial intelligence going forward, and AI may even set the stage for a burst of polymath activity.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polymath
Noun
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In a genius move, Ortega and her stylist, Enrique Melendez, chose a dress for her Late Night With Seth Meyers appearance that’s a deconstructed take on a corset, combining plenty of seedy bordello elements: intentional stains, ripped hems, and straps askew.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
5 Aug. 2025
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By the way, don’t even think of trying to put one over on these evil geniuses.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Judge Arun Subramanian, an energetic erudite judge, set a tight schedule – the trial day started at 9 a.m. and ended at 3 p.m. most days.—
Kara Scannell,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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The choice of the erudite writer and talk show host said so much about who Apple saw as its target audience.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
11 June 2025
Noun
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The Match tells the true story of how, in the face of discrimination and exclusion, British-Jewish rising tennis star Angela Buxton and African American athletic virtuoso Althea Gibson formed an unlikely pair that took Wimbledon by storm and forged a lifelong friendship.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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Billy Woods rose out of the Brooklyn rap underground as a virtuoso poet, one of hip-hop’s most independent and brilliant minds over the past two decades.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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Qu is targeting less tech literate people than those who are vibe coding their way into big tech jobs; people who might want to use AI to start a yoga business or bakery, for example.—
Alexandra Sternlicht,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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Budgeting is an important part of being financially literate and managing your money well.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Entertainment Weekly has learned that a new group of actors are taking over the iconic roles for Pottermore Publishing and Audible's productions of J.K. Rowling's original seven books about the young boy wizard.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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More than 600 million books about the boy wizard have been sold whilst the 11 movies about them have grossed $9.7 billion and the latest Potter videogame generated $850 million in just its first two weeks.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In the interim silence, a sizable amount of scholarly work was churned out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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Either way, the scholarly tendency has been to devalue choice and chance as historical factors.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Dissatisfaction with academic instruction at schools was cited by 72 percent.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, while teachers and lecturers may see AI text detectors as an easy and appealing way of avoiding academic misconduct, in reality, these software aren’t 100% perfect.—
Christian Perry,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Downstairs on Deck 16, the Top Sail Lounge glows in black marble and sage velvet.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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But the black observed in Andean sage flowers is naturally occurring.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Polymath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polymath. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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