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Recent Examples of bluestocking
But Peck is already aware of Imogen's penchant for pandemonium, resisting the task of baby-sitting a bluestocking.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 May 2023
The parents—a dapper young fogy with ramrod posture and a soulful, slightly rumpled bluestocking—stand behind two tidy little girls in matching sailor suits.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
But the most charming of all are West's distinctive set of sisters — a hopeless romantic, a bluestocking, a fashion maven, a tomboy, and a perfect lady.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2022
One of them was the famous 18th-century bluestocking Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, wife of Edward Montagu, a British ambassador.
—David Pryce-Jones, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022
His polar opposite, meanwhile, was the pair of bluestockings to his left.
—Nicholas M. Gallagher, National Review, 21 Mar. 2020
Astrid hews to ideas that earn her the label of bluestocking, but Howard makes those qualities utterly desirable in Thane’s eyes.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2019
Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 May 2023
The parents—a dapper young fogy with ramrod posture and a soulful, slightly rumpled bluestocking—stand behind two tidy little girls in matching sailor suits.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
But the most charming of all are West's distinctive set of sisters — a hopeless romantic, a bluestocking, a fashion maven, a tomboy, and a perfect lady.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2022
One of them was the famous 18th-century bluestocking Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, wife of Edward Montagu, a British ambassador.
—David Pryce-Jones, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022
His polar opposite, meanwhile, was the pair of bluestockings to his left.
—Nicholas M. Gallagher, National Review, 21 Mar. 2020
Astrid hews to ideas that earn her the label of bluestocking, but Howard makes those qualities utterly desirable in Thane’s eyes.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bluestocking
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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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Louis Jourdan, Count Dracula (1977) This BBC TV movie is a faithful adaptation of the book, and Jourdan plays a Dracula who teems with ghoulish sophistication as a refined intellectual with an aptitude for language and etymology.Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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Richie Grainge herself has evolved her stylistic approach from an ostentatious Los Angeleno verve into a look that’s more low-key highbrow.Nick Remsen, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
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No word better sums up our quixotic hopes for the visual, uniting the lowbrow (video-game headsets, van Gogh warehouses), the highbrow (Yayoi Kusama’s infinity rooms, James Turrell’s light installations), and the middlebrow (Alfonso Cuarón’s Steadicam jaunts, James Cameron’s 3-D extravaganzas).Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
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With a white, marble-dust bottom and the stainless-steel sides, our pool had no paint, no artificial color, but your eye saw it as an incredibly beautiful blue, the blue of a severely clear sky.John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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In contrast to the warm wood of the steps, the walls of the room are painted in a cool light blue.Ulrich Clewing, Architectural Digest, 12 Jan. 2025
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Photo : Watch Print The Dial: The Face of the Wristwatch in the 20th Century True watch nerds will appreciate the depth of this intricate reference book exploring the focal point of every watch: the dial.Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
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Econ nerds met, networked, tried to get jobs, shared ideas, and presented hundreds of academic papers.Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
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For some design geeks, however, the heart and soul of L.A.’s architecture resides not just in its museums and office towers but also in its exalted, often otherworldly houses.Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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As the craft beer market evolved, so too did Firestone Walker, not just with nerdy beer geeks seeking limited releases, but also with a broader beer loving crowd.Don Tse, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Bluestocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluestocking. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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