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Recent Examples of intellectualism
So Flynn publishes it anonymously and hires a handsome young actor to play the author, which backfires when the actor decides to draw on his regressive, laddish intellectualism to bring the book’s arguments to life.
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Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024
Kenan Thompson explains why Saturday Night Live ending after season 50 'might not be a bad idea'
Pop Culture Jeopardy! will infuse the game show's rigorous intellectualism with some refreshing splashiness.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 31 July 2024
Even before the tragedy, the First Lady was already in the global spotlight, revered for her style and intellectualism.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 19 May 2024
The suburb was a hothouse of intellectualism thanks to all the college faculty and administrators living there — and their wives.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2024
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Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024
Kenan Thompson explains why Saturday Night Live ending after season 50 'might not be a bad idea'
Pop Culture Jeopardy! will infuse the game show's rigorous intellectualism with some refreshing splashiness.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 31 July 2024
Even before the tragedy, the First Lady was already in the global spotlight, revered for her style and intellectualism.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 19 May 2024
The suburb was a hothouse of intellectualism thanks to all the college faculty and administrators living there — and their wives.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intellectualism
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With some Black History Month activities being scaled back by the federal government, history and education organizations are ramping up efforts to fill the void.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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With the rise of Black education through HBCUs, vocational schools, and trade programs, Black women began to leverage their expertise in home economics into entrepreneurial ventures.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
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Decorated with frescoes, the complex draws inspiration from Greek culture, emphasizing themes of leisure and erudition.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Not everyone’s complexity gets celebrated in its time as erudition.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2025
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But if that report card provided a grainy Polaroid of what's happening in schools, the Education Recovery Scorecard offers a high-resolution digital photo, allowing researchers to zoom in to student learning at the district level in some 8,700 school districts.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Like so many other products influenced by machine learning, Spotify’s playlists can’t generate something new—say, a wholly fresh and unheard sound—for its users.—
Brad Shoup,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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As depicted in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, José, attending Southern Illinois University on a swimming scholarship, met blond beauty queen Mary Louise Andersen, a lively communications major two years his senior who everyone called Kitty.—
Roy Trakin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Feb. 2025
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Elgin Area Chamber offering eight college scholarships The Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce and its economic development program, Elgin Development Group, are offering eight $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors pursuing further education.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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Come for circle time, songs, an art activity, and a literacy take-home project.—
Kevin Spencer,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Given this dearth of knowledge, the two friends decided to team up and start a podcast, Earn Your Leisure, which teaches financial literacy specifically catered to Black audiences who have historically been shut out of financial systems.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend as part of a broader purge of the federal workforce, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.—
Rachael Levy and Marisa Taylor,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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The morning after dealing Dončić, Harrison addressed his team in Cleveland, sources with knowledge of the meeting told The Athletic.—
C. Clark, M. Vorkunov and F. Katz,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Lamar often shows respect and admiration to Hispanic culture; Lamar collaborated with designer Willy Chavarria for his line of clothes for the Super Bowl.—
Jason Jones,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, Borealis will sail through Spain and Portugal, blending Iberian culture with this astronomical spectacle.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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No footprints, no signs of mankind, no civilization, no tarmac.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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After having taken a liking to the languages of the area, specifically Bengali, Clint returned to the U.S. and attended the University of Chicago to get his graduate degree in South Asian languages and civilizations.—
Shanzeh Ahmad,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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