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as in sages
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 experts
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 students
one who attends a school
a competition for promising young scholars from across the country
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Recent Examples of scholars
This Chesapeake Bay island is so isolated that some scholars believe the accent here still retains traces of Elizabethan English, from way back when it was settled in the 17th century.
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Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
Griswold’s story was so thoroughly accepted that, through the 20th century, no one, including academic scholars, thought to question it.
—David B. Parker, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
As healthy as the country may be economically and otherwise, a variety of scholars, surveys and other indicators suggest that America is struggling to come together behind a common view of its national identity, either at home or abroad.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
This historical novel, written in the 1950s and previously seen only by a few scholars, is her take on the Roman Jewish king.
—Michael Schaub, Orange County Register, 2 Jan. 2025
Whether a sitting president could pardon himself has long remained a contentious question for both statesmen and scholars.
—Kenneth Lasson, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2025
Some Chinese defense scholars have suggested that the PLA must devolve decision-making power down the chain of command in order to take full advantage of emerging technologies.
—Sam Bresnick, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
Today, South Korean journalists, scholars, and think tankers, as well as several members of the ruling party, publicly ask the same thing.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
Later that year, Carter invited Ford to join him as the co-chair of the first few major projects of The Carter Center, most of which revolved around public policy and attracted high-ranking leaders and scholars from across the world.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
Griswold’s story was so thoroughly accepted that, through the 20th century, no one, including academic scholars, thought to question it.
—David B. Parker, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
As healthy as the country may be economically and otherwise, a variety of scholars, surveys and other indicators suggest that America is struggling to come together behind a common view of its national identity, either at home or abroad.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
This historical novel, written in the 1950s and previously seen only by a few scholars, is her take on the Roman Jewish king.
—Michael Schaub, Orange County Register, 2 Jan. 2025
Whether a sitting president could pardon himself has long remained a contentious question for both statesmen and scholars.
—Kenneth Lasson, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2025
Some Chinese defense scholars have suggested that the PLA must devolve decision-making power down the chain of command in order to take full advantage of emerging technologies.
—Sam Bresnick, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
Today, South Korean journalists, scholars, and think tankers, as well as several members of the ruling party, publicly ask the same thing.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
Later that year, Carter invited Ford to join him as the co-chair of the first few major projects of The Carter Center, most of which revolved around public policy and attracted high-ranking leaders and scholars from across the world.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scholars
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Financial and retirement experts who spoke to Newsweek were not surprised by the Transamerica findings, putting the blame largely on the ever-rising cost of living.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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The crime rate and homicide rate dropped after the state of emergency, but behind closed doors, experts allege there have been significant human rights abuses.—
Josh Meyer,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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The program grew to include 60 participants from each side, then expanded to include Arab and Jewish students in northern Israel.—
Hessie Jones,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Peter Ferry was passionately an author and teacher, inspiring decades of students in his English and writing classes at Lake Forest High School, a youthful crowd of many thousands that included such later famous people as actor Vince Vaughn and author Dave Eggers.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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Fury shouldn't lose anything in the eyes of fight fans and pundits following Saturday's loss to Usyk, but what those people should do is add a heaping amount of respect and accolades to Usyk’s name.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Debunking an Elon Musk 'hoax' As tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has become more vocal about the future of the country, including a series of tweets criticizing the government funding bill, many lawmakers and pundits have started quipping that Musk is actually running the country.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
22 Dec. 2024
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Because of the way our pupils change in response to brain activity, signaling states such as arousal, there's been some evidence that, when asleep, the eyes may offer similar clues reflecting neural processes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Jan. 2025
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Keown, their younger brother, is among the current pupils.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
2 Jan. 2025
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Mussolini would later send teachers from the south to Italianize the region as part of a nationalist push.—
Toby Skinner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Dec. 2024
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The classrooms are full of eager young students, raising their hands to answer teachers' questions, comparing notes and studying together.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Across the twentieth century, New York magazines were powerful convening spaces—not just for readers but for journalists, artists, photographers, and literary writers.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
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Threats to defund cinemas and film festivals based on their programmatic content runs directly counter to the right to free speech for art, artists, and exhibitors as a whole.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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The call center gurus, the health system process engineers, and quality improvement wizards reading this will certainly say that the issues being experienced with call-center centralization isn’t the result of call center centralization.—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
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Composed of creative visionaries, innovators, strategists, music mavens, tequila lovers, artists, writers, digital wizards, and more, Where Eagles Dare promotes and practices a collaborative approach that honors all ideas while encouraging employees to learn from their peers’ expertise.—
Kyle J. Russell,
USA TODAY,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Scholars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholars. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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