as in scholar
a person of deep wisdom or learning
a savant in the field of medical ethics
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The Bishop Arts Hotel The brainchild of the boutique budget savants at Q Resorts, this affordable property sits in Dallas’ trendiest and most walkable neighborhood, the Bishop Arts District.
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Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
In Running Point, Romano plays Norm Stinson, a basketball savant turned social recluse who teams up with Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson) to rediscover his love for the game.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Rage and hyperpop savant Jane Remover doesn’t hide the hooks; the noise is a tool for opening a vein, the better to send a melody shooting straight into your bloodstream.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
The top corner was 6-foot-3 sophomore Gil Jackson, who was a savant in coverage and rarely gave up any plays.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
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Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
In Running Point, Romano plays Norm Stinson, a basketball savant turned social recluse who teams up with Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson) to rediscover his love for the game.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Rage and hyperpop savant Jane Remover doesn’t hide the hooks; the noise is a tool for opening a vein, the better to send a melody shooting straight into your bloodstream.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
The top corner was 6-foot-3 sophomore Gil Jackson, who was a savant in coverage and rarely gave up any plays.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for savant
scholar
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The facility's revelation came less than two years after North Korea unveiled another covert uranium-enrichment plant in September 2024, in its first public disclosure of such a facility since showing one at the country’s main Yongbyon nuclear complex to visiting American scholars in 2010.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Other speakers include composer and educator Scott Keever, relational coach and writer Jennifer Luciani and scholar and writer Martin Law.—
Hannah Brueske,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2026
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“Savant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savant. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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