as in intellectual
much given to learning and thinking
nerdish students will find several university organizations where they will fit in
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Adjective
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It’s been largely overlooked, but the Palisades has its own rich intellectual history.—
Peter Kiefer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025 -
The ribbon-cutting for a new Libertyville facility for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities highlights the need for such services in a state with thousands of people stuck on a waitlist.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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High-altitude cerebral edema (HACE) is a severe and rare altitude sickness.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
24 Jan. 2025
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Apollo 11 Celebrating the historic moon landing, this strain delivers strong cerebral effects that help alleviate stress and moderate pain.—
Tribune Content Agency,
The Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Hudson’s bandmates—the guitarist Robbie Robertson, the drummer Levon Helm, the bassist Rick Danko, and the pianist and multi-instrumentalist Richard Manuel—often described him as scholarly, nimble, and discerning, a professor type at loose in a scene dominated by beautiful buffoons.—
Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025
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Laymon said the suffrage monument on the Mall will draw on the diverse perspectives of its board and scholarly advisers, as well as the public.—
Jennifer Schuessler,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Nerdish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nerdish. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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