as in scholar
a person of deep wisdom or learning
a savant in the field of medical ethics
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Recent Examples of savant
Shot in location across Scotland, Grow is billed as an exuberant tale full of giant pumpkins, madcap characters and a little girl who just might be a pumpkin-growing savant.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
The pop savant's last album — Breathe In.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Katie Holmes was the lucky luxury fashion savant who toted Alo’s new Voyage Duffel bag while out in New York City on Monday.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Known for her elegant taste, Mellon (wife of banking heir Paul Mellon) was quite the garden savant—in fact, she was tapped to redesign the White House Rose Garden by JFK in 1961, among other ventures.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
The pop savant's last album — Breathe In.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Katie Holmes was the lucky luxury fashion savant who toted Alo’s new Voyage Duffel bag while out in New York City on Monday.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Known for her elegant taste, Mellon (wife of banking heir Paul Mellon) was quite the garden savant—in fact, she was tapped to redesign the White House Rose Garden by JFK in 1961, among other ventures.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for savant
scholar
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In recent months, as despotism intensified an increasing number of writers, scholars, and thinkers were declared foreign agents, and their books were taken off the shelves.—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Dozens of press freedom groups and more than 100 leading writers, journalists and scholars called for Guevara’s release from ICE detention.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Savant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savant. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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