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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
Negative stereotypes permeate the space and, while everyone knows that IT professionals are more than nerdy, introverted geeks unable to connect with others, statistics clearly indicate that communication is a concern.
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Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Of course, Louis Vuitton, at its globe-spanning scale, cannot rely solely on wistful streetwear geeks.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
This concept is a great one: what if an everyday geek was genetically wired to go absolutely ham to win back the dreamy girl who has stolen his heart?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Mar. 2025
For the coffee geeks: Julie Wolfson has the story on a new monthly coffee subscription launched this week by Noma in Copenhagen.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
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Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Of course, Louis Vuitton, at its globe-spanning scale, cannot rely solely on wistful streetwear geeks.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
This concept is a great one: what if an everyday geek was genetically wired to go absolutely ham to win back the dreamy girl who has stolen his heart?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Mar. 2025
For the coffee geeks: Julie Wolfson has the story on a new monthly coffee subscription launched this week by Noma in Copenhagen.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for geek
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At a time when nerds were getting their revenge, most of them wanted to be Chris Knight.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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North Carolina failed to dazzle the recruiting/portal nerds.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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There were radicals, activists, intellectuals as well as common criminals, the usual power brokers, and always a mob lurking in the background.—
Phil Terrana,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
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During the Cold War, political parties, trade unions, intellectuals, civil-society organizations, and even religious leaders forged transnational ties in defense of democratic ideas—remember the AFL-CIO’s embrace of Poland’s Solidarity movement?—
Michael McFaul,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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Self-love and relationship expert Iryna Wood is redefining romance with an innovative mobile app that puts emotional awareness at the forefront.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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There, on the forest floor, was a binturong — a creature reported to smell like buttered popcorn, according to wildlife experts.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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Legal scholars have said there is little legal precedent for Trump's war on Big Law, which has created a chilling effect across the legal community, and most will certainly have a chilling effect on his opponents who will need legal representation against him.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2025
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On top of that, the Trump administration has detained some international scholars who have expressed support for Palestinian causes or criticized Israel over the war in Gaza.—
Tinbete Ermyas,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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What makes a painting by a master so much better than a really good fake?—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Degree requirement: bachelor’s degree in information technology, engineering, computer science or business management; preference for MBA or a master’s degree in technology management.—
Terina Allen,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Can your brain be trained to become a chart-predicting wizard?—
Dividend Channel,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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See It, Feel It, Buy It Six years after The Who released Tommy, the British rockers followed it with a 1975 film starring Roger Daltrey as the titular pinball wizard.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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The younger Aes Sedai adept is busy learning the ways of walking in Tel’aran’rhiod, the dreamworld overlaid atop the real one and parallel to the regular, non-magical dreams most people experience.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps Sheridan’s greatest magic trick occurs on Landman, where the adept acting of Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Hamm make the case that Thornton’s oil-field fixer and Hamm’s billionaire are the true American martyrs.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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He’s got long arms (33 1/2″), big hands (9 7/8″) and a prototype frame (6-4, 315) that’d give offensive line guru Jeff Stoutland plenty to work with.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The quads feature blush, highlighter and yes, even the brand’s coveted Laguna bronzer, all packaged in stripes inspired by the umbrellas along Biarritz, France, one of the beauty guru’s most beloved destinations.—
Jackie Fields,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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