as in genius
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someone who knows a lot about many different things
She is rightly regarded as something of a polymath in her extensive knowledge of all the earth sciences.
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Recent Examples of polymath
R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024
Richard Ellis, a polymath of marine life whose paintings, books and museum installations — especially the life-size blue whale at the American Museum of Natural History in New York — revealed the beauty and wonders of the ocean, died on May 21 in Norwood, N.J.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 29 May 2024
Any conversation about living legends still shining in the celestial firmament must include chart-smashing polymath Ms. Ross.
—Eric Webb, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Feb. 2024
With his polymath mind, compelling him to delve into ancient Greek, Tamil, and the intricacies of modern medicine, Marsh might have done many things.
—Terry Dawson, Austin American-Statesman, 31 July 2024
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The wandering nerve was apparent to the first anatomists, notably Galen, the Greek polymath who lived until around the year 216.
—R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024
Richard Ellis, a polymath of marine life whose paintings, books and museum installations — especially the life-size blue whale at the American Museum of Natural History in New York — revealed the beauty and wonders of the ocean, died on May 21 in Norwood, N.J.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 29 May 2024
Any conversation about living legends still shining in the celestial firmament must include chart-smashing polymath Ms. Ross.
—Eric Webb, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Feb. 2024
With his polymath mind, compelling him to delve into ancient Greek, Tamil, and the intricacies of modern medicine, Marsh might have done many things.
—Terry Dawson, Austin American-Statesman, 31 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polymath
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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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The final version, thanks to its production and Antonoff plumbing the lower depths of his voice, recalls the erudite, hooky gloom of the Magnetic Fields refracted through string lights on their final bit of wattage. 35.Maura Johnston, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Like a slightly more erudite and discriminating, but also kinky, Judy Blume!Alysia Reiner, Flow Space, 6 Dec. 2024
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The whole thing was an exercise in virtuoso terraforming.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 July 2024
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Yet given his gifts (keyboard virtuoso, powerful soul voice, stellar dancer, able to craft a propulsive hook), why didn’t Billy Preston become a bigger star?Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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Everett’s Jim is not the caricature often associated with Twain’s portrayal but a literate, introspective man whose intellect and strategic thinking shine through.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
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Discovering the fun of creating with acceptance of the parameters of how their truths could most profoundly connect evolved their sound into one that fully embraces the cinematic and literate evolutions of their sound and style.Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 16 Oct. 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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One 2019 scholarly paper found that more than half of bankruptcy filers cited medical expenses as a contributing cause.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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This doesn’t seem to be the year for advice books, scholarly tomes or rigor of any sort.Judy Knotts, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
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Move spring football to June: College football’s current transfer portal windows were installed to sync up with the academic calendar (which will not change) and spring football.Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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The school offers an innovative curriculum that embeds the visual and performing arts into strategies to help students retain academic content — especially those who are struggling with STEM subjects.Christopher C. Morphew, Baltimore Sun, 29 Dec. 2024
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One such place is adorned with white brick, sage green metal windows, and deep blue stucco.Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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White sage, cranberry chutney, and blood orange zest fill the palate, followed by deeper red tones of raspberry, plum, and rose petal florals.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Polymath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polymath. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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