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Recent Examples of Renaissance man
Today, he might be called a polymath or a Renaissance man.
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Harriet Quick, theweek, 17 July 2024
After all, the 72-year-old Hoosier is quite the Renaissance man, dabbling in film, musical theater, painting and more between album releases.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
What began at Baltimore City College High School in Maryland in 2015 has grown into a project with international contributions – an effort worthy of Baldwin’s legacy as a Renaissance man.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Aug. 2024
While Da Vinci’s visit predates the 1573 villa, the Renaissance man was one of several luminaries who inspected the natural phenomenon.
—Jaclyn Degiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2024
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Harriet Quick, theweek, 17 July 2024
After all, the 72-year-old Hoosier is quite the Renaissance man, dabbling in film, musical theater, painting and more between album releases.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
What began at Baltimore City College High School in Maryland in 2015 has grown into a project with international contributions – an effort worthy of Baldwin’s legacy as a Renaissance man.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Aug. 2024
While Da Vinci’s visit predates the 1573 villa, the Renaissance man was one of several luminaries who inspected the natural phenomenon.
—Jaclyn Degiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Renaissance man
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Over the centuries, polymaths — or people knowledgeable in many disciplines — have brought forth a wide range of inventions and discoveries.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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But Bowery was a brilliant polymath, whose work included performance, live art, dance, music, modeling, television and club promotion.—
Emily LaBarge,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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Franklin’s Pragmatic Idealism: Impact Over Ideology Franklin’s brilliance was not only in his intellect but in his ability to turn ideas into real-world solutions.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Reeder’s a smallish winger (5-foot-10, 170 pounds) who relies on his on-ice intellect to navigate the ice, play off his linemates, find pockets of space and distribute.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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French magazine Gala — a wiz at celebrity videos on TikTok — emerged as the top media voice with $32.2 million in MIV, 92 percent of it stemming from the video-sharing platform.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
17 Oct. 2024
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When another young black musical wiz, Teddy Riley of the hip-hop group Guy and co-producer of Michael Jackson’s 1991 Dangerous album, comes to a recording studio in Virginia Beach, Williams gets his opportunity.—
Armond White,
National Review,
11 Oct. 2024
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As a police union boss, Jim Palmer has the ultimate duty to support the well-being of over 10,000 men and women in blue throughout Wisconsin.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Jan. 2025
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Gospel, blues, pop, R&B, and rock ‘n’ roll were all represented at the festival because Black culture was not, and never will be, a monolith.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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Richards was originally diagnosed in 2023 with a type of brain tumor known as a glioblastoma.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Techniques to Reduce Stress and Anxiety 14 Sources Dr. Moawad is a neurologist and expert in brain health.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
21 Jan. 2025
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Or a witch or wizard standing over a cauldron concocting life-altering potions.—
Simone Milasas,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Ichiro Suzuki, a wizard of sport and style, nearly cleared both yesterday.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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The proudly backward were validated by self-loathing Western intellectuals, leading philosophers such as Michel Foucault who saw in the revolution a thrilling rebuke to liberal democracy when communism no longer was.—
Mariam Memarsadeghi,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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Nobody escaped his pen: the Church, intellectuals, politics, politicians and governments, kings and queens.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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Before the ceremony started, Ms. Maki’s great-uncle, Joe Walling, lit sage in the aisle, a Native American ceremonial practice known as smudging that spiritually purifies and blesses a space.—
Sadiba Hasan,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Hardly undone by all that, the plucky Texas teen enlists the otherworldly assist of her mystical, kooky and somewhat sage aunt Gugu (Lori Tan Chinn) and a sidekick, the vampire spirit Ed (Bowen Yang), who warned her about the demon Kit (Woosung Kim).—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2025
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