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as in nerd
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
was quickly stereotyped as another computer geek
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as in intellectual
a person with strong intellectual interests
a jock-dominated campus on which geeks were either ridiculed or ignored
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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
a friend who is an audio-video geek set up my home theater for me
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Recent Examples of geek
Airbus High-tech planes taking off next year Airbus’s newest plane will shake up route maps around the world
Aviation geeks have been following the launch of Airbus’s new A321XLR plane with bated breath.
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Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Nov. 2024
The problem with modeling your characters on the freaks and geeks of ’90s comedies is that those characters were already generational upgrades of the Brat Pack breakfast club John Hughes assembled.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
What started as an unlikely pairing between a computer whiz and a football legend, ignited a revolution and triggered a seismic collision between the worlds of jocks and geeks.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
The scene: There were council members of past and present, Marion Barry's lieutenants, budget geeks, ghosts of bygone scandals, civil rights firebrands, the city's attorney general.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Nov. 2024
The problem with modeling your characters on the freaks and geeks of ’90s comedies is that those characters were already generational upgrades of the Brat Pack breakfast club John Hughes assembled.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
What started as an unlikely pairing between a computer whiz and a football legend, ignited a revolution and triggered a seismic collision between the worlds of jocks and geeks.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
The scene: There were council members of past and present, Marion Barry's lieutenants, budget geeks, ghosts of bygone scandals, civil rights firebrands, the city's attorney general.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for geek
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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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Nobody escaped his pen: the Church, intellectuals, politics, politicians and governments, kings and queens.Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Louis Jourdan, Count Dracula (1977) This BBC TV movie is a faithful adaptation of the book, and Jourdan plays a Dracula who teems with ghoulish sophistication as a refined intellectual with an aptitude for language and etymology.Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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Fire experts, past reports and risk assessments had all anticipated a wildfire catastrophe to some degree.Evan Bush, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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However, those users would likely be unable to update or redownload the app after that date, multiple legal experts said.CJ Haddad, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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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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Michael Wara, an energy and climate scholar at Stanford University, said the state’s entire insurance landscape, not just the California’s wildfire fund, might have to be recalibrated if a utility company were found to have caused a major L.A. fire.Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Most of The Row’s handbags skip the flash of any hardware, but this rare jewel masters the art of glamorous ease with its metal fastening.Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
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Wright holds a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree in emergency management and homeland security and is a graduate of the School of Police Staff and Command at Northwestern University in Illinois.Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 7 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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Around him, dense as a swarm of tiny insects, float tiny images of fellow adepts engaged in all manner of outré shenanigans.Holland Cotter, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Naomi Goggin Switch to island time—and expect transportation snafus Even with two planners, and a bride adept at project management, there was one logistical hurdle that was tough to cross: local transportation.Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2024
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Hairstylist Kevin Kelly and makeup guru Darian Marie Horn gave Rachel a glam look, her dark locks pulled back in a relaxed updo with flowing waves and her cheeks and lips kissed with the softest of pinks.Dave Quinn, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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And while some fans and film gurus will say the offense looked better under interim coordinator Scott Turner and his father Norv, the facts are the facts: The Raiders averaged 17.9 points in nine games with Getsy and 17.6 in eight games with Turner, who had a healthier offensive line.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Geek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geek. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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