as in scholarly
marked by or given to showing knowledge in a showy way
The writer apparently thought using a bunch of inkhorn terms would impress the reader and distract from the severely lacking plot.
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These research reports and scholarly articles explain how.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
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Researchers often comb through reams of scholarly works.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Other academic analyses, most released as preprint studies that have not yet been peer-reviewed, have reported similarly impressive results.—
Lauren Leffer,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
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Department Closures And Consolidations Several academic departments and programs will be combined, downsized, and/or eliminated.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Here is an important one: Were the poll respondents made aware of the actual number of transgender students participating in scholastic sports relative to the overall number of students participating in those programs, based upon either local, state, or national statistics?—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Jan. 2025
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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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The college experience still offers intellectual development, mentorship, and access to opportunities that AI can’t replicate.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Clark is a recent graduate of Athlete Leadership University, a collegiate-style program for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities.—
Sarah Kelly,
The Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2025
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Plus, in addition to bringing back master-of-disguise penguin villain Feathers McGraw, the movie features a convincing while never pedantic message about our dependence on technology and the pleasures of doing things by hand.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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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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“Inkhorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inkhorn. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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