as in scholarly
marked by or given to showing knowledge in a showy way
The writer apparently thought using a bunch of inkhorn terms would impress the reader and distract from the severely lacking plot.
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Do Women Need More Sleep Than Men? Which scholarly pathways in African American history have been an exciting surprise to you?—
New York Times,
New York Times,
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His scholarly work has been published in academic and management journals such as Marketing Science, Journal of Marketing, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, and California Management Review.—
Christopher P. Blocker,
Joseph P. Cannon,
Jonathan Z. Zhang,
Harvard Business Review,
6 Feb. 2025
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Being so much loved is going to help you much more in life than academic success alone.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Drug companies at the time approached these treatments with more skepticism, waiting longer to invest and letting universities and academic hospitals do the heavy lifting, said Ameet Sarpatwari, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School who studies the pharmaceutical industry.—
Robin Fields,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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Golden Triangle administers the scholarships in cooperation with Mount Dora Community Trust. Award considerations include scholastic ability, responsibility toward education, financial need and includes a special emphasis on community service.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2025
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Available to high school seniors who reside in Elgin or South Elgin, the scholarships will be awarded are based on the applicant’s scholastic achievement, interest in continuing education and career goals, and participation and leadership in school and community activities.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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Much of my methodology was to start with deep intellectual research in books and visual guides, and then moving on to exploring Thailand firsthand in the physical world.—
Jim Halterman,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
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This will have devastating consequences for some of the most vulnerable people in our communities — individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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The inspiring leader is a big-picture optimist while the infuriating leader a pedantic pessimist.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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In Wagner’s libretto, the second act closes with a comedic riot sparked by a misunderstanding and an attack on the character Beckmesser, a pedantic villain coded as a kind of Jewish outsider.—
Joshua Barone,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Inkhorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inkhorn. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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