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Recent Examples of hyperintellectual
Throughout, her sensitivity and emotional presence soften the hyperintellectual, almost academic quality of her writing.
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Tiana Reid, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2021
Tiana Reid, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperintellectual
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There are several plot holes, extra scenes clearly included just to boost Sheridan's ego, and the dialogue has become overly preachy and didactic—almost as annoying as Aaron Sorkin's mini-sermons in later seasons of The West Wing, which is saying something.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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Yet overall, the tone of the curation is hectoring and didactic, informed by humourless identity politics.The Week UK, theweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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The primary impact was to tournament players and to the pedantic rule grammar police.Todd Boss, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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My goal is always to do it not in a preachy, pedantic way [but] just to explore these topics through personal stories and journeys by the people who are the most deeply impacted by them.Sunil Sadarangani, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
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Bright high-toned notes of cherry and strawberry show on the palate with an intriguing texture that hints at a bit of tannin.Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The notes of high-toned bright fruit—think sour cherry, balsamic and black tea flavors—lend it a lovely sweet-savory profile.Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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With a few snooty glances and snide rejoinders, Todd and Margo Chester — the Griswalds’ ultra-hip Chicago neighbors — epitomize the sort of detachment that’s too chilly for the holidays, too cold for friendship.Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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After a snooty bank manager (Matt Oberg) rejects his application for a small business loan, Vince is disappointed but not surprised.EW Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Sanders won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which is given to the nation’s top quarterback who best exemplifies character, scholastic and athletic achievement.Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Starting this scholastic year, the program is donating 175,000 euros to institutions located in the U.S. and U.K. Plans are afoot to expand globally in the future.Jennifer Weil, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
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Comedians themselves are considered sort of high up in society, but not in a snobbish way.Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
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The idea that classical music is isolated and its love excludes the love for other genres is a snobbish approach and has nothing to do with understanding the phenomenon of music.Mari Bolkvadze, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
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In the contemporary world, the Divine Nine boasts diverse growth and development programs, serving their respective communities through camaraderie, academic excellence, and educational, cultural, and economic activities.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Jie Shan and Kin Fai Mak, an academic power couple who run a lab at Cornell University, had been searching for superconductivity in TMDs since Jarillo-Herrero’s blockbuster twisted-graphene discovery in 2018.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
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These were studied and, if not intentionally, were thought about as works of scale, as were the patterns on a butterfly wing, which are composed of millions of scales, grandiose designs developed over eons.Alexis Wright, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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In the grandiose world of splendor and affluence, possibilities are endless.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Hyperintellectual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperintellectual. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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