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
The Giants might even kick around the idea of signing Luis Arraez, a 28-year-old contact-hitting savant who is a defensive liability and hasn’t played second base full-time since 2023.
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
In the last few years, Scandinavia has become the global center for all manner of uncanny cloud rock and ambient pop wonder, from the dreamy Danes to screw-pop savants like Smerz.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
Several shams were designed by AD100 designers like Sarah Sherman Samuel and fabric savants like Scalamandre, which makes picking out just one or two among the robust selection of textures, shapes, and materials a lofty task.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2026
Unexpected decisions like this one, both on the screen and off of it, have cemented her as a sartorial savant worthy of perpetual influence.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
In the last few years, Scandinavia has become the global center for all manner of uncanny cloud rock and ambient pop wonder, from the dreamy Danes to screw-pop savants like Smerz.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
Several shams were designed by AD100 designers like Sarah Sherman Samuel and fabric savants like Scalamandre, which makes picking out just one or two among the robust selection of textures, shapes, and materials a lofty task.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2026
Unexpected decisions like this one, both on the screen and off of it, have cemented her as a sartorial savant worthy of perpetual influence.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for savant
scholar
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In the face of widespread pessimism about the political fate of the United States and growing political polarization, scholars and citizens across the country are reimagining how American democracy could better serve the needs of the whole population.—
Jennifer Lynn McCoy,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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Obviously, as a scholar of the reality-television arts and sciences, this final reason is the most interesting to me.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Savant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savant. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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