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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
Most legal scholars interpret this to mean that the president’s duty is to spend the money Congress appropriates, and that the president does not have the power to withhold funds.
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Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Yet Trump’s mercurial nature has given other presidential scholars, who cited the president’s six-month journey to even suggest that Vance and Rubio were in the running to succeed him, some hesitancy.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
Most legal scholars interpret this to mean that the President’s duty is to spend the money Congress appropriates, and that the President does not have the power to withhold funds.
—Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Harvard’s Erica Chenoweth, director of the Non-Violent Action Lab and one of the world’s leading scholars of protest movements, has shown that peaceful resistance is twice as likely to succeed as violent resistance.
—Nancy Gibbs, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
This includes cutting $790 million in medical and scientific research previously led by Northwestern University scholars.
—James Druckman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Roundly condemned as an archaeological hoax by scholars, Inghirami undertook to publish a 1,000-page defense of his forgery.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
As feminist scholars have pointed out, strong reproductive rights are central to functioning democracies.
—Seda Saluk, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
In the quarter millennium since, scholars and activists have in different ways done their damnedest to wipe the smirk off his face.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Yet Trump’s mercurial nature has given other presidential scholars, who cited the president’s six-month journey to even suggest that Vance and Rubio were in the running to succeed him, some hesitancy.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
Most legal scholars interpret this to mean that the President’s duty is to spend the money Congress appropriates, and that the President does not have the power to withhold funds.
—Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Harvard’s Erica Chenoweth, director of the Non-Violent Action Lab and one of the world’s leading scholars of protest movements, has shown that peaceful resistance is twice as likely to succeed as violent resistance.
—Nancy Gibbs, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
This includes cutting $790 million in medical and scientific research previously led by Northwestern University scholars.
—James Druckman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Roundly condemned as an archaeological hoax by scholars, Inghirami undertook to publish a 1,000-page defense of his forgery.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
As feminist scholars have pointed out, strong reproductive rights are central to functioning democracies.
—Seda Saluk, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
In the quarter millennium since, scholars and activists have in different ways done their damnedest to wipe the smirk off his face.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 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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Analysts and financial experts have observed this growing trend among younger clients navigating the complexities of financial planning.—
Mark Davis,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Several experts highlighted the importance of not blindly relying on AI outputs.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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John Singleton’s Higher Learning takes viewers inside the halls of the fictional Columbus University, where students from different backgrounds collide over race, identity, and ideology.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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Elementary school students spent more time in front of the TV than in school, viewing thousands of commercials for sugary cereals, candies and fast foods every year.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Two of the state’s most prominent liberal pundits.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Awards pundits predict that both White and Strong will be Oscar contenders for their performances, which have been praised by critics on the film festival circuit.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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One by one, with sweaty palms and cracking adolescent voices, the pupils rose and read.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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The suit also alleges that teachers were sometimes assigned more than 200 pupils, well over limits set by the state that range from 20 to 160, depending on the grade.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Gazans will need not only nutritious food but also teachers and schools, therapists and clinics, doctors and hospitals, homes and jobs.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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These funds provide supplemental instruction in reading and math, professional development for teachers, resources for parent involvement, and services for students experiencing homelessness.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
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This year, the winners of the Masters men’s and women’s divisions receive $2,000 each; in 2024, the second and third place masters runners took home a prize bonus as well, something not given this year.—
Bette Canter,
Sportico.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Artists and prop masters have grappled with these complexities for ages.—
Mark Hay,
Popular Science,
9 Oct. 2025
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He’s made athletes like Daniel Gafford look like savants.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 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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“Scholars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholars. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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