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as in geek
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
was such a nerd in college that she spent Saturday nights at the library
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as in intellectual
a person with strong intellectual interests
an unlikely romance between a nerd and a campus beauty queen
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The architecture and history nerd in me was satisfied too, thanks to the Art Nouveau History Center (located in a 1907 pharmacy), where visitors enter a time machine that recounts the story of the town’s rebuilding after a devastating fire.
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Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
Season 1 introduced Amina (Anjana Vasan), a naive but musically gifted nerd who joins the band Lady Parts to get closer to one member’s hunky brother.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Citizen’s collaborations with Disney includes watches with an eye for the geek collector, like the Wolverine and Deadpool offerings, and more subtle items that let your nerd out in more stylish ways.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Oral arguments took place on December 4, and law nerds and political pundits are already speculating what the Court might do.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
Season 1 introduced Amina (Anjana Vasan), a naive but musically gifted nerd who joins the band Lady Parts to get closer to one member’s hunky brother.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Citizen’s collaborations with Disney includes watches with an eye for the geek collector, like the Wolverine and Deadpool offerings, and more subtle items that let your nerd out in more stylish ways.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Oral arguments took place on December 4, and law nerds and political pundits are already speculating what the Court might do.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Nerd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nerd. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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