1
as in teacher
a person of deep wisdom or learning
scholars have long debated whether there is ever such a thing as a truly selfless act
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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
a scholar who is a specialist in the history of ancient Greece
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as in student
one who attends a school
a competition for promising young scholars from across the country
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Recent Examples of scholar
The debate, as a legal scholar once explained, tends to fall into two camps.
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Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2026
The goal of the strike in the holy city of Qom was to destroy the building rather than kill the 88 religious scholars who make up the assembly, the Israeli official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, added.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
But natural gas is a different story, says Anne-Sophie Corbeau, a global research scholar at the Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 3 Mar. 2026
Then, Christa Funk, who runs Detroit Regional Dollars For Scholars, Lisa Howze, author/business/political leader, and Taylor Smith, a DRDFS scholar, appear to talk about the unique program that helps young people heading to college.
—Carol Cain, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2026
The goal of the strike in the holy city of Qom was to destroy the building rather than kill the 88 religious scholars who make up the assembly, the Israeli official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, added.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
But natural gas is a different story, says Anne-Sophie Corbeau, a global research scholar at the Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 3 Mar. 2026
Then, Christa Funk, who runs Detroit Regional Dollars For Scholars, Lisa Howze, author/business/political leader, and Taylor Smith, a DRDFS scholar, appear to talk about the unique program that helps young people heading to college.
—Carol Cain, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scholar
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The Duval County School Board has approved scheduling a November referendum on continuing a 1-mill property tax that supplements funding for teacher pay, the arts and sports.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
4 Mar. 2026
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Talarico, a former school teacher and Presbyterian seminarian, takes a far more measured approach, appealing to independents and moderate Republicans with a message of unity.—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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Ying-yu Lin, a PLA expert at Tamkang University in Taipei, said the consistently rising defense budget shows that China’s military needs have not declined because of changes like economic slowdown.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Claude initially refused to cooperate with the hacking attempts and even denied requests to cover the hackers’ digital tracks, the experts who discovered the breach said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Justin Clarke-Samuel, a 41-year-old Briton who performs rap music as Ghetts, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and barred from driving for 17 years for killing a 20-year-old Nepali student in an October 2025 hit-and-run in London.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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Look no further than your typical classroom, where a book being passionately taught by a professor is undoubtedly being judged as utterly meaningless by at least one of their students.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
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Depending on the season, fields are filled with a variety of greens, cucumbers, eggplants, tomatoes and peppers, while herbs like basil, black sage, rosemary and marjoram perfume the gardens.—
Martine Thompson,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Jimenez created this manicure using a sage green shimmer polish enhanced with delicate silver flecks, giving the shade incredible depth and dimension.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
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Still, a university spokesperson stressed that the project may change during the master planning process.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Capó-García moved to North Park from Northern California in 2013 when she was accepted into the creative writing master’s program at UC San Diego.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Because schools are largely funded on a per-pupil basis, schools with low enrollment may struggle to provide a full slate of programming and extracurriculars.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The center enrolled 142 students for the 2025-26 academic year, which is down from 200 pupils four years ago.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
27 Feb. 2026
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Chalamet, while Marty’s best bet, has lately looked like less of a sure thing, while a win for Byrne would be a pleasant surprise in a race that pundits long ago ceded to Hamnet’s Jessie Buckley.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2026
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In terms of Rubio, Enjeti and other pundits scrutinized his explanation of how the strikes were preemptive.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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Beside me stood Laura, our trumpet virtuoso, a freshman who played with silky sophistication.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Just like any virtuoso, Greenberg needs a stage.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Scholar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholar. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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