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
Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 May 2025
History attests to the creative power of polymaths.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The world ahead demands a new versatility, and thus, the broad range of skills and interests a polymath can bring.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
The Grammy-winning polymath announced his Based on a True Story Summer Tour on Monday (March 17), which will hit major cities in the U.K. and Europe this summer.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The Austrian polymath August Musger was the first to devise a synchronous motor for such use back in 1907.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 May 2025
History attests to the creative power of polymaths.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The world ahead demands a new versatility, and thus, the broad range of skills and interests a polymath can bring.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
The Grammy-winning polymath announced his Based on a True Story Summer Tour on Monday (March 17), which will hit major cities in the U.K. and Europe this summer.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polymath
Noun
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Chairman Bang is a true visionary and a musical genius.—
Shirley Halperin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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What genius decided to use position players to pitch in the ninth inning when the team was either way ahead or way behind in a game?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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The Barbizon quickly became a magnet for the ambitious, glamorous, and erudite—a young Joan Didion once called it home, as did Cybill Shepherd—who came to the Big Apple to pursue their dreams.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 June 2025
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Her transcripts of their conversations can read like early drafts of movie dialogue between two erudite thinkers, untangling the convoluted knots of difficult family histories.—
Evelyn McDonnell
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
Noun
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He’s been a glamorous Visual Kei rock star, a classical composer, a virtuoso behind the drum kit, a producer and label owner and entrepreneur, and now, more than ever, an impresario.—
Steve Appleford,
Variety,
17 June 2025
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Little Feat, the archetypal ’70s band originally formed by Lowell George — a guitar virtuoso fired from the Mothers of Invention by Frank Zappa — has survived years of breakups, drug problems and even George’s untimely death in 1979.—
Dave Brooks,
Billboard,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The comptroller added that some undocumented people in immigration court weren’t literate and did not have an advocate with them in court, such as a lawyer or translator.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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Business leaders must shift their focus from simply acquiring AI tools to strategically embedding them within human-centric processes, ensuring that twice literate humans are in the loop, empowered and indispensable.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
Noun
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The star, who portrayed Alex Russo on Disney Channel’s Wizards of Waverly Place, shared a photo from the spinoff’s set of her hand — complete with glittering manicure — holding her red wizard wand on Instagram Stories.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
27 June 2025
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Jacobs, a White man, likened Walton, a Black woman, to David Duke, the former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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According to a 2018 study, Sci-Hub provides access to nearly all scholarly literature.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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An infrastructure of professionalism—conferences, along with scholarly journals and societies—had begun to emerge.—
Eric Bulson,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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But they were clearly impressed by his scholarship and writing skills, which are the principal criteria for grading academic papers.—
Bob Shaw,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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The tests are effectively an academic exercise, where the Fed simulates a scenario in the global economy and measures what that scenario would do to bank balance sheets.—
Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Herbs: Anise, basil, bay laurel, chive, dill, ginger, lemon balm, Mexican tarragon, mint, oregano, sage, sweet marjoram and thyme.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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Dishes are flavored with epazote, sage, mint, cota, and wild parsley and seasoned with native chilies and, most important, salt that the Pueblo people traditionally harvested from the Zuni Salt Lake and the Estancia Valley, both in New Mexico.—
Michael Shaikh
June 25,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2025
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“Polymath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polymath. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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