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Recent Examples of overeducated
Progressivism, meanwhile, is increasingly obsessed with identity politics and the bugbears of its overeducated elite.
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Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2021
The worlds of crypto and the New York Times rarely intersect, but this week Crypto Twitter snapped to attention in response to the Gray Lady’s weekly Ethicist column, which is sort of a Dear Abby for the liberal, overeducated set.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 7 Apr. 2023
At work, Hank deals with the typical absurdities of an English department populated with overeducated, underachieving whiners.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2023
Milwaukee’s overeducated hipster baristas and blue-collar commercial electricians have in common?
—Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 26 Aug. 2021
Hardly anyone knows how to even find her on a map aside from her two closest friends: Eileen, an overeducated and underpaid magazine editor, and Simon, an earnestly handsome political activist five years older than them both.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2021
Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2021
The worlds of crypto and the New York Times rarely intersect, but this week Crypto Twitter snapped to attention in response to the Gray Lady’s weekly Ethicist column, which is sort of a Dear Abby for the liberal, overeducated set.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 7 Apr. 2023
At work, Hank deals with the typical absurdities of an English department populated with overeducated, underachieving whiners.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2023
Milwaukee’s overeducated hipster baristas and blue-collar commercial electricians have in common?
—Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 26 Aug. 2021
Hardly anyone knows how to even find her on a map aside from her two closest friends: Eileen, an overeducated and underpaid magazine editor, and Simon, an earnestly handsome political activist five years older than them both.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overeducated
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And so, Dune: Prophecy now moves forward with the exciting truth that the Bene Gesserit is not an independent force to guide the universe down a more enlightened path, but a political organization tainted by the Harkonnens’ age-old beef.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2024
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But The Roots have been a favorite of enlightened hip-hop fans since not long after forming in 1987.George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024
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That’s possible because North America also has the world’s best higher education and skilled labor pool.Chris Turlica, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Mansouri added that Australia’s migration system emphasizes skilled migration and targets individuals with experience and qualifications in high-demand occupations.Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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The movie’s true set pieces are the professorial villain’s ostentatious monologues using fast food, musical plagiarism, and Monopoly as metaphors to point out how modern religions are just conspicuous iterations of what’s come before.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Review Eagles pay tribute to J.D. Souther, Jimmy Buffett at Sphere As expected, Henley, clad in his traditional stage gear of a professorial vest, took a moment to honor J.D.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Overeducated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overeducated. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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