1
as in genius
a very smart person
one of the finest intellects of our time
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as in intelligence
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
a child of great intellect as well as artistic talent
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Recent Examples of intellect
Imagine if zombies were just humans who their intellect, but are also homicidal maniacs.
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Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
Despite the impressive intellect brought to bear, the project was, by today's standards, a plunge into the unknown.
—Rod Pyle, Space.com, 14 July 2025
Residents enjoy access to innovation, intellect, and immense wealth, all within a bike ride of a green juice bar.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
What solidified Wash’s theme was actually a leitmotif for moments of discovery and Wash’s incredible intellect.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 25 July 2025
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Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
Despite the impressive intellect brought to bear, the project was, by today's standards, a plunge into the unknown.
—Rod Pyle, Space.com, 14 July 2025
Residents enjoy access to innovation, intellect, and immense wealth, all within a bike ride of a green juice bar.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
What solidified Wash’s theme was actually a leitmotif for moments of discovery and Wash’s incredible intellect.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intellect
Noun
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Between them, the gangly mods kept alive the fading tradition of feuding musical geniuses, a path that Paul McCartney and John Lennon had paved before them.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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As Cal-Berkeley professor Enrico Moretti has long articulated, the genius of high-end construction and job creation can’t be limited to the headline jobs.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There are hints throughout the film that Elizabeth may have been an intelligence agent.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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This biomimetic approach to AI development would position Malaysia to export not just technological products, but technological philosophies — ways of thinking about intelligence that emerge from ecological rather than industrial metaphors.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Emerald City, where Dorothy and Co. trek to visit the all-powerful wizard, is vast, striking and very, very green.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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After fulfilling the accidental want of a girl named Vira, Christmas, winter symbols, and the magical powers of the wizards, disappear from people’s memories.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Feel her pain, her fear, and her sense of being stuck.—
Sarah Rex,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Aug. 2025
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Still, how easily these customization plays can be integrated with the existing model — one got the sense from the announcement about the four personalities game for the AI replication that many more were not — remains to be seen.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy from the brain injury and had a feeding tube placed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Aug. 2025
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Penny Blue was walking up the stairs of her Union Hall, Va. home in 2013 when a blood vessel burst in her brain.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
25 Aug. 2025
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But for reasons beyond scientific interest that later become clear, wealthy arms merchant Heinrich Harlander (Christophe Waltz) is intrigued enough to fund Victor’s ongoing research and experimentation.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
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That’s a big reason to keep an eye on Brenda Cassellius.—
Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Intellect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intellect. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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