as in scholars
a person of deep wisdom or learning
the young prince made a pilgrimage to the sage, hoping to learn the meaning of life
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Recent Examples of sages
The various sages from each of Hyrule’s different races (Gerudo, Goron, Rito, and Zora) all have affecting backstories and differ substantially from their descendants, whom players know intimately from Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
The sages imagined the world itself as a structure left open to the north, a reminder that there are always cracks through which danger, chaos, and suffering can enter.
—Barry Gelman, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Those nostalgic notes evoke the minty hues of the 1950s and the earthy sages that were popular in the 1970s.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The rabbinic sages counseled patience, seeking a diplomatic accommodation that would avert mass bloodshed.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
The sages imagined the world itself as a structure left open to the north, a reminder that there are always cracks through which danger, chaos, and suffering can enter.
—Barry Gelman, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Those nostalgic notes evoke the minty hues of the 1950s and the earthy sages that were popular in the 1970s.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The rabbinic sages counseled patience, seeking a diplomatic accommodation that would avert mass bloodshed.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sages
scholars
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Fitzgerald's 1925 novel has been celebrated by literary scholars for years for its depiction of the wealth and class divisions in the country that took place during the 1920s.—
Fritz Farrow,
ABC News,
1 Nov. 2025
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Amenabar seems to root his screenplay on conjectures about the writer’s sexuality, which many scholars consider latterday projection.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Sages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sages. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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