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pseuds

noun

plural of pseud, British
as in sages

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  1. sages
  2. mandarins
  3. thinkers
  4. intellects
  5. brains
  6. intellectuals
Noun
  • Our sages teach us that the reason God chose to create Adam as a single human being — unlike other species, which were created in large numbers all at once — is to demonstrate that each person is as valuable as the entire world.
    — Meir Moscowitz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Look to Rainbow Swiss chard, multicolor lettuces, purple-leaf basil, dusky blue kales or cabbages, and variegated perennial thymes and sages.
    — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of sages
Noun
  • Sliced, candied jalapeños and mandarins offer pops of sweet, citrusy heat.
    — Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
  • There are several oranges, mandarins, a lemon and finger lime.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of mandarins
Noun
  • Though religious thinkers will fight fiercely to show one of the stories to be the one that religion really sanctions, each Abrahamic religion has signposts pointing both ways.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Busts of famous thinkers and scholars—all male, fair warning—adorn the The Long Room of the Old Library.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of thinkers
Noun
  • Women are compelled to suppress their desires, intellects, and emotions in Gilead.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
  • While the likes of Philo and Trotter have expanded upon the idea by prioritizing people whose intellects align with their brand values, Jacquemus takes it to another level.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of intellects
Noun
  • Researchers have created living mice whose outer brains are almost entirely human.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, for years, scientists didn’t know much about dogs’ emotions or what goes on in their brains.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of brains
Noun
  • For the artists and intellectuals who lived there across two decades of pioneering residency programs, Georgia’s Ossabaw Island was a potent source of inspiration.
    — The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Latin became the language of administration in the western half of the empire—the language used by politicians, soldiers, and intellectuals.
    — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of intellectuals
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