yogi

noun

variants also yogin
Definition of yoginext
as in guru

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Recent Examples of yogi The journey into the gap between stimulus and reaction isn’t about achieving a state of perfect, yogi-like calm. — Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Fresh bowls built with vibrant vegetables and curry sauces, toasty naan melt sandwiches like the chicken tikka melt and vegan yogi with sweet chili sauce, and soups, salads and snacks will be at the store, too. — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 6 May 2026 This is the act of a yogi controlling an eccentric contraction. — William Jones, Ascend Agency, 13 Apr. 2026 The first follows the Rajput king Ratansen of Chitor (a fortress in what is now Chittorgarh, Rajasthan), who renounces his throne and travels as a yogi (wandering ascetic) to the island kingdom of Simhal to win the legendary Padmavati. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for yogi
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yogi
  1. guru
  2. swami
  3. thinker
  4. rabbi
  5. teacher
  6. intellectual
  7. pandit
  8. intellect
Noun
  • Paul Mitchell, the Democratic data guru who leads the firm, said if the trends hold, turnout would hit 61%, up from 50% in 2022.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Weil Gotshal, a restructuring guru that advised Lehman Brothers, General Motors, and other big companies on the edge of collapse, is now weighing its own liquidation, the Financial Times reported and Semafor can confirm.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of guru
Noun
  • Play the damn game without worrying about all that swami stuff.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2026
  • Several sequels followed, including one called Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, in which Karloff plays a hypnotist swami from the Orient.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Definition of swami
Noun
  • Even Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, and the other great thinkers of antiquity and the Middle Ages never developed anything resembling our modern understanding of intellectual property.
    — Coke Morgan Stewart, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Librarian Regina Andrews, known for her salons, exudes the dignified air of a beloved host, vividly describing the communal groundswell every young thinker and creative then could sense happening.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of thinker
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  • Contemporary observers, including one 20th-century American rabbi, noted that many Black Jamaicans bore Jewish surnames and took pride in their heritage.
    — Zachary Kranc, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The senior rabbi at Temple Beth Zion in Brookline, Massachusetts, is among thousands of Israelis who flew back to the country to participate in the elections.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of rabbi
Noun
  • Election officials originally had blocked the retired teacher from the primary ballot.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Another student and teacher were also injured during the attack.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of teacher
Noun
  • The company named all its weapons after Ukrainian intellectuals and artists killed or persecuted by Russians in the last century.
    — Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Yet other scholars, activists and intellectuals have their takes, too, on the Harlem Renaissance’s many political movements and bids for Black self-determination.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of intellectual
Noun
  • Her grandmother isn’t a pandit – in India, as well as in Indian diaspora communities, that’s been a domain that is largely populated by men, with cultural mores at play.
    — Deepti Hajela, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Her father worked as a pandit -- or Hindu priest -- at a temple, and visited homes to perform rituals.
    — Vedika Sud, Esha Mitra and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 11 June 2021
Definition of pandit
Noun
  • Reducing Gulliver’s Travels to only a topsy-turvy tale of humans both tiny and massive is to ignore the savage intellect that penned its words.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Caught in that sensual music all neglect Monuments of unageing intellect.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of intellect

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“Yogi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yogi. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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