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as in teacher
a person of deep wisdom or learning
scholars have long debated whether there is ever such a thing as a truly selfless act
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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
a scholar who is a specialist in the history of ancient Greece
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as in student
one who attends a school
a competition for promising young scholars from across the country
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Recent Examples of scholar
But Rosen says this is a minority view among constitutional scholars of all political backgrounds.
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Aj Willingham, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
Trump’s citizenship order conflicts with most scholars’ reading of the 14th Amendment, though at least one federal judge has appeared open to his interpretation.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
But implementation is unlikely, according to many legal scholars.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
As technology improves and allows better reading of the manuscript, scholars continue to debate the content of the document and how the fragments should be put together in the hopes of gaining even more insight into Hellenic religion and philosophy of the time.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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Aj Willingham, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
Trump’s citizenship order conflicts with most scholars’ reading of the 14th Amendment, though at least one federal judge has appeared open to his interpretation.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
But implementation is unlikely, according to many legal scholars.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
As technology improves and allows better reading of the manuscript, scholars continue to debate the content of the document and how the fragments should be put together in the hopes of gaining even more insight into Hellenic religion and philosophy of the time.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scholar
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Roxanne Martinez, a school board member with the Fort Worth Independent School District, said district officials were aware of and investigating a social media post purportedly written by a North Side High School teacher that seemed to invite immigration officers to arrest students at their school.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article A substitute school teacher has been arrested and accused of sending inappropriate messages to students in Norwalk.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2025
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Prediction markets have had an impressive success rate for accurately predicting the outcome of political, social, and sporting events, often surpassing traditional polls and expert analyses.—
Mauricio Di Bartolomeo,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Instead, a combination of data, the eye test and expert endorsement helped drive one point home: Girma had quickly entered her position’s highest echelon.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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On the count of three, the students pulled and pulled and pulled, leaning their collective weight all the way back, hoping their feet would sink roots in the hardwood as the dueling crowd prayed their screams turned to strength.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2025
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The state education department had approved funding to construct a small addition at Bacon Academy and begin classes for up to 80 students in August.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2025
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Before the ceremony started, Ms. Maki’s great-uncle, Joe Walling, lit sage in the aisle, a Native American ceremonial practice known as smudging that spiritually purifies and blesses a space.—
Sadiba Hasan,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Hardly undone by all that, the plucky Texas teen enlists the otherworldly assist of her mystical, kooky and somewhat sage aunt Gugu (Lori Tan Chinn) and a sidekick, the vampire spirit Ed (Bowen Yang), who warned her about the demon Kit (Woosung Kim).—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Vahe was an English major at the University of Pennsylvania and earned his master’s degree at Mizzou.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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Nicole grew up in Idaho, graduated from Idaho State University and Northwestern University with a master’s degree in journalism.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Jan. 2025
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Joaquin was one of fourteen pupils and three faculty members murdered by a nineteen-year-old who, having taken an Uber to the school, roamed its corridors while firing a semi-automatic rifle.—
Simon Parkin,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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When asked about their favorite part of Casillas’ class, three pupils each gave the same answer: playing.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacramento Bee,
9 Jan. 2025
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The current White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, was previously an MSNBC pundit.—
Michael M. Grynbaum,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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On the second point, most politicians and pundits failed to understand how voters viewed the state of the economy, short-term.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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In today's job market, choosing between being a virtuoso or polymath is like choosing between a chef's knife and a Swiss Army knife - one perfectly crafted for a specific purpose, the other ready for anything.—
Ann Kirschner,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Zakir Hussain, virtuoso of the tabla instrument and a towering figure in Indian classical music, died on Dec. 15 of chronic lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, at a hospital in San Francisco.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Dec. 2024
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“Scholar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholar. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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