as in genius
a very smart person
a techie who always has to have the latest gadget that the brainiacs in Silicon Valley have cooked up
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Recent Examples of brainiac
The bright-eyed Redmayne really fits the part of a brainiac – especially in a story about one of our greatest minds.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
All this attaches the show’s brainiac spectacle to big humanistic ideas.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Parrots and corvids have reputations as the brainiacs of the bird world.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2023
Pop culture brainiacs, get excited — a new way to watch PEOPLE Puzzler is just around the corner.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
All this attaches the show’s brainiac spectacle to big humanistic ideas.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Parrots and corvids have reputations as the brainiacs of the bird world.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2023
Pop culture brainiacs, get excited — a new way to watch PEOPLE Puzzler is just around the corner.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainiac
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Compound returns will continue to reveal their eighth wonder genius, while Social Security will become morph into a late-in-life retirement supplement instead of a national retirement plan.John Tamny, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Palmer, in turn, leaned into her growing reputation as a crowdfunding genius.Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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The 38-year-old offensive wizard led the No. 1 scoring offense in the NFL during the regular season at 33.2 points per game.Vincent Frank, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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The software's setup wizard asks about income first and then moves on to credits, deductions, and taxes.PCMAG, PCMAG, 2 Jan. 2025
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Photo : Watch Print The Dial: The Face of the Wristwatch in the 20th Century True watch nerds will appreciate the depth of this intricate reference book exploring the focal point of every watch: the dial.Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
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Econ nerds met, networked, tried to get jobs, shared ideas, and presented hundreds of academic papers.Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
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Your Gut on Booze The brain and the gut are in a negative feedback loop over alcohol, goading each other into another drink.Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 9 Jan. 2025
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The Brain Under Stress: Conversations That Hinder Collaboration Stress has a profound impact on how the brain processes conversations.Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Brainiac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainiac. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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