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as in brains
a very smart person
the 16-year-old college graduate was considered to be a genius
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as in talents
a special and usually inborn ability
had a genius for remembering long strings of numbers had a genius for saying the wrong thing, no matter what the social situation
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as in tendencies
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
a genius for gambling over his head
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as in personalities
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others
putting the needs of the individual before those of society is alien to the genius of the Japanese people
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as in manifestations
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
the giant tortoise would seem to be the very genius of the unfathomable ancientness that one associates with the Galápagos Islands
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Recent Examples of geniuses
Newer directors — and there are some that are geniuses out of the box, God bless them — but some of them want to control it too much.
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Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Curious how your own pet’s personality compares to these avian geniuses?
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Among birds, New Caledonian crows have risen to the top as undisputed geniuses.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
If Boyd’s comeback is for real, the Cubs may end up looking like geniuses.
—Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Picasso Ceramics and Etchings Helene Bailly gallery is exhibiting Picasso ceramics and prints with works by fellow Spanish avant-garde geniuses in ‘Picabia, Miro, Picasso’.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
The designers are the geniuses.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 20 Oct. 2024
This is a begging-the-question fallacy disproved all the time by great popular geniuses like Shakespeare, Mozart, Toni Morrison, Lorca himself.
—Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Modern weapons require huge teams, not just individual geniuses.
—Gautam Mukunda, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Curious how your own pet’s personality compares to these avian geniuses?
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Among birds, New Caledonian crows have risen to the top as undisputed geniuses.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
If Boyd’s comeback is for real, the Cubs may end up looking like geniuses.
—Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Picasso Ceramics and Etchings Helene Bailly gallery is exhibiting Picasso ceramics and prints with works by fellow Spanish avant-garde geniuses in ‘Picabia, Miro, Picasso’.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
The designers are the geniuses.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 20 Oct. 2024
This is a begging-the-question fallacy disproved all the time by great popular geniuses like Shakespeare, Mozart, Toni Morrison, Lorca himself.
—Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Modern weapons require huge teams, not just individual geniuses.
—Gautam Mukunda, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geniuses
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Grace Evelyn Reese Adkins devoted her considerable energy and talents as a teacher, writer, composer and minister to promoting Christian beliefs espoused by the Restoration Movement, also known as the Stone-Campbell Movement.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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Wayne’s fiery guitar on the title track remains a highlight of their catalog, while his harmonies and instrumental contributions throughout the album demonstrated his wide-ranging talents.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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But his theory seemed to mirror the temperament of Deng, who, for all his reformist tendencies, was a ruthless apparatchik.—
Chang Che,
The New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2024
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Ball-stoppers rarely align with the principles of winning basketball, and Randle’s tendencies are as entrenched as ever.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
20 Dec. 2024
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Eisenhower’s skills include getting difficult personalities to work together, constant attention to logistics and organizational genius.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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The brand is led by a passionate team of pet lovers who recognize that dogs and cats are individuals with their own personalities, preferences and needs.—
FunnyFuzzy Contributor,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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What's another one of Wilson's manifestations?—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
4 Jan. 2025
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Creating a vision board could be an advantageous way to bring your manifestations to life!—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
29 Dec. 2024
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The combination of IoT and AI enables connected devices to collect, analyze and act on data in real-time.—
Rahul Saluja,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Health insurers, too, are increasingly paying to address social determinants of health beyond hospitalizations, physician services, prescription drugs and medical devices.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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And sometimes, the power grabs succeed—because presidential democracy is not protected by constitutions written with magical ink.—
Brian Klaas,
The Atlantic,
3 Dec. 2024
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This is part of a national move to ban involuntary servitude in states whose constitutions still indicate the practice is legal.—
Anabel Sosa,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Nov. 2024
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“Geniuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geniuses. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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