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Recent Examples of intellectualism
But Kennedy’s Camelot at least tried to elevate idealism, intellectualism, and the modern elegance of a pillbox hat.
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Eventually Faithfull found an interest in performing in plays and, entranced by Buddy Holly and Joan Baez and Simone de Beauvoir, folk music, and arty café intellectualism as well.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
But Jeopardy!, with its air of intellectualism, should have a higher barrier to entry.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
Both women have crises of faith in language, in intellectualism, in their role as a therapist and as a wife.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Eventually Faithfull found an interest in performing in plays and, entranced by Buddy Holly and Joan Baez and Simone de Beauvoir, folk music, and arty café intellectualism as well.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
But Jeopardy!, with its air of intellectualism, should have a higher barrier to entry.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
Both women have crises of faith in language, in intellectualism, in their role as a therapist and as a wife.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intellectualism
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The spending proposal lawmakers approved, negotiated among the Democratic House and Senate leaders and the governor’s office, deviates from Pritzker’s original plan in certain areas, including funding for elementary and secondary education.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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But the problem is the quality of education that the students receive, when they are rushed through the pipeline, with no time to focus on themselves, solely concentrated on productivity and employability, to pay back their debt.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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That Justice Souter, in truth, does not is revealed by the many articles published since his passing, which tend to discuss his erudition, decency, and wit, and even his lunch, exercise, sartorial habits, and other charming New Englander quirks—but not so much in the way of influential writings.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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Even her earliest work displayed erudition, intelligence, creativity, and a broad range of poetic styles.—
Daniel Foster,
National Review,
15 May 2025
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So if your little one is learning how to interact with animals, this playlist could be a good learning tool for your family.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
30 May 2025
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The MySQL course provides practical instruction in building and managing databases, and the OpenAI course introduces the fundamentals of working with machine learning models and APIs.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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Virginia Tech was the first major school to offer him a scholarship in April 2013.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Additionally, a scholarship at the school has been named after Lessa.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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Financial literacy can teach people how to earn, save and invest, but self-reflection, vulnerability and the willingness to communicate can empower you to have conversations that lay the foundation for trust and long-term stability in love.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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According to his biography on the city’s website, Smith has focused on literacy for all ages in his 35 plus years as an educator.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 May 2025
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Before they could be disposed of, Lodge took the remains without the knowledge or permission of Harvard, the donor of the cadavers or the donor's family, according to the U.S. attorney's office.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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González is a fountain of knowledge but also a great educator, explaining things in detail without being pretentious or condescending.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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On the surface, the rationale might be restoring culture or increasing collaboration.—
Alise Cortez,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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His style philosophy today remains thoroughly shaped by these formative years., representing the spiritual traditions of the Japanese people while simultaneously interpreting Western culture.—
Caroline Reilly,
Robb Report,
28 May 2025
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The belief was that an alien being in outer space would come across the Voyager, be curious about what civilization sent out the spacecraft, and then play the phonograph.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Opened in 1974 by billionaire oilman J. Paul Getty, the museum honors the arts and cultures of various classic civilizations from the ancient Greeks to the Romans.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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“Intellectualism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intellectualism. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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