scholars

noun

plural of scholar
1
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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2
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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3
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 Historians, scholars and philosophers are stepping in to offer some solutions and warnings. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 He has been joined in recent years by tax-skeptical scholars at the Manhattan Institute and Tax Foundation. — M. Nolan Gray, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026 On today’s show, what the country’s crypto boosters hope to gain for their efforts and why religious scholars are still skeptical of its value. — Betsy Joles, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026 Because of the lack of extensive historical records, folklore historians say true scarecrow scholars are scarce. — Victoria Hoffmann, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2026 Favorite comedians and video games Political scientists and media scholars have demonstrated how comedy can influence politics. — Karrin Vasby Anderson, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026 The attacks have drawn intense scrutiny from some Democratic lawmakers and military legal scholars. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Many international scholars have described Mao as an authoritarian leader, pointing to his centralized rule, political purges, and aggressive state campaigns, including the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2026 The endowed chair was established as an annual award in 2014 and offers scholars, activists, and artists the opportunity to teach and conduct research within the CCS Bard graduate program and undergraduate Human Rights program. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scholars
  1. sages
  2. experts
  3. students
  4. teachers
  5. adepts
  6. pupils
  7. pundits
  8. masters
Noun
  • In the English cut, this feels like a distinction without a difference, since Rama’s training by various priests and sages has, in fact, been in anticipation of a conflict with Ravana.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The sages were teaching that life can progress from a state that is concealed to one of revelation and clarity, which, in our tradition, comes with this Day of Atonement.
    — Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of sages
Noun
  • Many experts have recently argued that a key mission — combating climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions — has been failing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Star chefs from across the world flocked to the culinary hotspot for the 50 Best Restaurants 2026, a prestigious awards ceremony that crowns the top restaurants around the globe based on anonymous nominations from over a thousand industry experts.
    — Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of experts
Noun
  • The students brought 16 wreaths and 16 red hearts -- one for each victim -- outside the station building.
    — MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • This week, Maryland announced plans to bolster poor football attendance by giving students who stayed until the final whistle a chance at free tuition.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of students
Noun
  • Most preschool teachers do not have a college degree and most earn little more than minimum wage.
    — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
  • People who earn at least 50,000 pounds ($67,000) a year will only have to wait five years, as will public-sector workers including doctors, nurses and teachers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of teachers
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  • Still, the question of what Ebel was doing with his adepts swept through Prussia, dominating the newspapers that had only recently begun to emerge from their eighteenth-century chronicling of obligations to a more modern publicizing role.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • He was investigated by the SS on the orders of Heinrich Himmler but convinced his investigators, all adepts of Deutsche Physik, that he was engaged in worthwhile teaching and research.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of adepts
Noun
  • Like its bigger siblings, the ELF-MN1 pairs an LCD with a micro-optical lens layer and a high-speed sensor that tracks your pupils.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In each of the future belligerent countries, elite schools would have long regarded it as their duty to instill in their pupils, the officer class in the making, a martial spirit.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of pupils
Noun
  • Kansas has captured America’s imagination as pundits, high-dollar donors and the president himself have descended on the state ahead of Election Day.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
  • When the Brewers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series, media pundits assumed Fox was about to take a bath, with make-goods and shortfalls in the forecast.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of pundits
Noun
  • Chinese architects, Rama says, got a free education from the western masters.
    — Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026
  • California’s new Yankee masters were men of industry, which also sometimes looked like reckless plunder.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
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