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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
Legal scholars say the administration's interpretation is countered by the amendment's history and subsequent Supreme Court rulings.
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Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
About a third of H-1B workers are nurses, teachers, physicians, scholars, priests and pastors, according to the lawsuit.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
Set in a medieval Spain, Bad Bunny and Hernandez were seen explaining to a cohort of scholars the reasoning behind why certain nouns were masculine or feminine.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
The director’s devotees and film scholars at large may recognize material covered in Miller’s five-hour documentary.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2025
The phenomenon has been studied by scholars.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
In recent months, as despotism intensified an increasing number of writers, scholars, and thinkers were declared foreign agents, and their books were taken off the shelves.
—Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
After a public outcry, including from First Amendment scholars, Kimmel returned on Tuesday with the blessing of ABC and Disney.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
The speakers include a range of prominent writers such as Ali Abunimah, scholars and influencers in Arab American and other communities, including Mehdi Hassan, Bassem Youssef and Cenk Uygur.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
About a third of H-1B workers are nurses, teachers, physicians, scholars, priests and pastors, according to the lawsuit.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
Set in a medieval Spain, Bad Bunny and Hernandez were seen explaining to a cohort of scholars the reasoning behind why certain nouns were masculine or feminine.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
The director’s devotees and film scholars at large may recognize material covered in Miller’s five-hour documentary.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2025
The phenomenon has been studied by scholars.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
In recent months, as despotism intensified an increasing number of writers, scholars, and thinkers were declared foreign agents, and their books were taken off the shelves.
—Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
After a public outcry, including from First Amendment scholars, Kimmel returned on Tuesday with the blessing of ABC and Disney.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
The speakers include a range of prominent writers such as Ali Abunimah, scholars and influencers in Arab American and other communities, including Mehdi Hassan, Bassem Youssef and Cenk Uygur.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scholars
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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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Those nostalgic notes evoke the minty hues of the 1950s and the earthy sages that were popular in the 1970s.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Ahead of the latest shutdown deadline, OMB circulated guidance telling agencies to submit workforce reduction strategies, a move unions and legal experts warn is a blueprint for mass layoffs during a funding lapse.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Some experts liken it to trying to spot a snowball in a snowstorm.—
Dr. Megha Gupta,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Starks cautioned the figures in the report do not necessarily indicate that number of students ultimately attended the corresponding school.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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The outlet also reported students were also perturbed by the news.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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In analyzing Charlotte’s guard-heavy roster, many pundits externally don’t view the Hornets’ frontline as a strength.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Dolphins prefer pundits be patient with first-round pick Kenneth Grant, who has had a quiet start to his NFL career.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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There are two blinking lights on the front of its boxy body to approximate wide, moony pupils.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Anat, the mother, is a schoolteacher who has passed on to her pupils and to her child the ethos of military service in defense of the country.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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The organization also consults school district websites and letters sent to school districts and corresponds with librarians, authors and teachers.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Once again this year, fourth grade teachers around the county turned their classrooms into recording studios, and their students submitted outstanding stories, interviews and commentaries for NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.—
Jordan Owens,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Evaluating performance in games such as Go is straightforward; AI was beating Go masters by 2016.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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The song’s 478 words, just 56 shy of the Newsweek article itself, told the story with both economy and feeling, two masters that are hard to please in one song.—
John U. Bacon,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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“Scholars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholars. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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