swamis

noun

plural of swami
as in yogis

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  1. gurus
  2. intellectuals
  3. intellects
  4. brains
Noun
  • Typically, at this age, the B and C-listers typically turn into self-help gurus who suddenly start praying to some butterfly goddess while on a retreat in Costa Rica.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026
  • When first stepping on the Scarlet Lady, cruisers are met with a rousing, upbeat staff that serve as gurus around the ship and are experts on everything from beauty to juicing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Definition of gurus
Noun
  • Not in the esoteric way that speaks to intellectuals and insiders.
    — Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Recent developments have made new an old idea that emerged among nineteenth-century intellectuals in tsarist Russia who rebelled against the elite fixation with the West.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of intellectuals
Noun
  • Women are compelled to suppress their desires, intellects, and emotions in Gilead.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
  • While the likes of Philo and Trotter have expanded upon the idea by prioritizing people whose intellects align with their brand values, Jacquemus takes it to another level.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of intellects
Noun
  • Instead, the study shows their brains react differently to certain facial expressions.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Gajdusek had come to the idea of injecting animals after a veterinary pathologist noticed that the brains of kuru patients resembled those of sheep with scrapie, a fatal neurological disease transmitted through exposure to infected tissues.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of brains
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