as in genius
a very smart person
a techie who always has to have the latest gadget that the brainiacs in Silicon Valley have cooked up
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Recent Examples of brainiac
Parrots and corvids have reputations as the brainiacs of the bird world.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2023
Pop culture brainiacs, get excited — a new way to watch PEOPLE Puzzler is just around the corner.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
Tech brainiacs specializing in artificial intelligence are commanding salaries of $900K, the Wall Street Journal recently reported.
—Robert Gavin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
That was before the state became better known for brainiacs huddled in labs than workers toiling on assembly lines.
—Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2023
Pop culture brainiacs, get excited — a new way to watch PEOPLE Puzzler is just around the corner.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
Tech brainiacs specializing in artificial intelligence are commanding salaries of $900K, the Wall Street Journal recently reported.
—Robert Gavin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
That was before the state became better known for brainiacs huddled in labs than workers toiling on assembly lines.
—Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainiac
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One part mad genius, another part curious kid, the prolific artist is one of the biggest names in his field.Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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What follows is one of the most tonally bizarre and genuinely fun movies-about-movies ever made, touching on themes about the monstrosity of artistic genius while also letting Dafoe’s vampire be a diva who snatches a bat out of the air and drains it like a Capri Sun in front of the producers.Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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At worst, George projects as a defensive wizard in the outfield.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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The white supremacist group grew into a violent militia, one that its first grand wizard, former Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, tried to disband four years later.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Others geek out over Velma, the glasses-wearing, hypothesis-sharing nerd from Scooby Doo.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
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As the pandemic raged, the lawsuit hardly registered outside the small world of nerds obsessed with copyright rules.Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
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Musk’s Neuralink just got FDA approval for human brain chip trials and will no doubt be seeking more.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
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By dinosaurs that grew and grew but never had much brain.Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Brainiac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainiac. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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