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Recent Examples of techie
Some techies who supported Trump in the campaign have taken to social media to defend their positions.
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Ari Levy, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2025
Such dismissiveness has become less common (perhaps because techies still believe that tech entrepreneurs are special).
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
For Chicago leaders, the end of 1871 as a physical gathering space for techies is a reminder that nurturing and preserving the city as a tech hub is an urgent task.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Not everyone can be Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, but the legions of techies who lined up at SAP Center to hear his GTC keynote could at least eat like him Tuesday morning.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
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Ari Levy, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2025
Such dismissiveness has become less common (perhaps because techies still believe that tech entrepreneurs are special).
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
For Chicago leaders, the end of 1871 as a physical gathering space for techies is a reminder that nurturing and preserving the city as a tech hub is an urgent task.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Not everyone can be Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, but the legions of techies who lined up at SAP Center to hear his GTC keynote could at least eat like him Tuesday morning.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for techie
Noun
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Voters are more dubious of technocrats, policy wonks, and academics committed to foreign aid.—
Zainab Usman,
Foreign Affairs,
5 May 2025
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Speculation had grown that Han, 75, would decide to contest the election after opinion polls showed an increase in support for the experienced technocrat, who was thrust into the top post in December after Yoon’s removal from office.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
1 May 2025
Noun
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There’s a noticeable pride Morot takes in touring me around his geek’s paradise: a two-level office crammed with shelves of scowling latex heads, furry creatures and a pair of giant gators overlooking it all.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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There were kind of two tracks at the time: There was Das Keyboard, aimed toward the more professional programmers and the geeks, and then the gaming keyboards.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
10 May 2025
Noun
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After thwarting an attack against the celebrated technophile, Franklin picks up a mysterious ring that Burrell has dropped and soon discovers the ring allows its possessor to travel 57 seconds into the past.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
22 May 2022
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People use the terms gearhead, geek, technocrat, and technophile interchangeably.—
Kim Komando,
USA TODAY,
14 Apr. 2022
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And while Bicester Heritage acts as a quiet and calm but highly productive group of car-adjacent businesses during the week, the Scramble sees thousands of gearheads descend.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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There are gearheads who go and people with Instagram accounts devoted to their cars, but there are also people there like Kevin Kuzma, who lost his deceased mom’s 1957 Chevrolet 210.—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2025
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From government warnings as hackers target passwords and 2FA codes to use in their extortion attacks, one ransomware campaign dropping zero-days, and researchers indicating a 5,365 ransomware attack rampage.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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What emerges is a portrait of the artist as an itinerant hacker, and a snapshot of digital creation in the years before social media or the advent of the cloud.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
7 May 2025
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“Techie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/techie. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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