as in scholars
a person of deep wisdom or learning
a savant in the field of medical ethics
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Recent Examples of savants
Handpicked by the expert Vogue team, the collection will satisfy even the most discerning of skincare savants, wellness warriors, makeup maestros, hair aficionados and jewelry junkies.
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Ellie Davis, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
He’s made athletes like Daniel Gafford look like savants.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Swift reunited with the Swedish producer Max Martin and his protégé Shellback, the same long-haired studio savants responsible for co-creating some of her most iconic singles.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Ten years into the reign of the Dungeons & Dragons troupe turned multimedia savants, Critical Role isn’t just content with the start of their biggest campaign, launching their own streaming service, or even working on video games — there’s always room for more.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Math is commonly portrayed as something only prodigies and savants can do.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Ellie Davis, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
He’s made athletes like Daniel Gafford look like savants.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Swift reunited with the Swedish producer Max Martin and his protégé Shellback, the same long-haired studio savants responsible for co-creating some of her most iconic singles.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Ten years into the reign of the Dungeons & Dragons troupe turned multimedia savants, Critical Role isn’t just content with the start of their biggest campaign, launching their own streaming service, or even working on video games — there’s always room for more.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Math is commonly portrayed as something only prodigies and savants can do.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for savants
Noun
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Rolling Stone spoke with two scholars who explain that the clips, overwhelmingly targeting Black women, play on decades-old stereotypes used to slander welfare recipients.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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Multiple scholars focus on the Black and Native experiences, allowing those sides of the stories to feel like more than mere footnotes, if never truly focal.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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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
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“Savants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savants. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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