as in genius
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someone who knows a lot about many different things
She is rightly regarded as something of a polymath in her extensive knowledge of all the earth sciences.
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Recent Examples of polymath
Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
Over the centuries, polymaths — or people knowledgeable in many disciplines — have brought forth a wide range of inventions and discoveries.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
But Bowery was a brilliant polymath, whose work included performance, live art, dance, music, modeling, television and club promotion.
—Emily Labarge, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Any student of art history could also point to the Renaissance’s polymaths, who mobilized artistic and scientific expertise in their pursuit of discovery.
—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The late polymath and famously eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes was a businessman, pilot, aerospace engineer, investor, and philanthropist turned recluse who was once the richest man in the world.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
Over the centuries, polymaths — or people knowledgeable in many disciplines — have brought forth a wide range of inventions and discoveries.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
But Bowery was a brilliant polymath, whose work included performance, live art, dance, music, modeling, television and club promotion.
—Emily Labarge, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Any student of art history could also point to the Renaissance’s polymaths, who mobilized artistic and scientific expertise in their pursuit of discovery.
—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polymath
Noun
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Bernstein, an outspoken American Jewish conductor renowned for iconic compositions like West Side Story and Candide, was widely admired for his artistic genius and fervent political activism, including marching with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr during the 1960s.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Lamar, known for his lyrical genius, is from Southern California and wanted to show the newest Laker some love.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Buenos Aires Reader, a comprehensive anthology enriched by its editors’ erudite commentaries, captures the Argentine capital’s evolution through contributions in art, food, music, soccer, and much else.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Obsessed, Johanne puts her experiences down on paper and entrusts the results to her grandmother, Karin (Anne Marit Jacobsen), an erudite poet living among packed bookshelves.—
Nicolas Rapold,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The virtuoso made his solo stage debut at Lollapalooza Hobipalooza on July 31, 2022 an hour-long showcase of his skills as a seasoned entertainer, performing tracks from Jack in the Box, his mixtape Hope World, and various BTS albums.—
Zoe Guy,
Vulture,
1 Mar. 2025
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Starr is also accompanied by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Brenda Lee (whose career predates the Beatles) and contemporary bluegrass virtuoso Tuttle.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Today, few Americans—even few historians—could describe the ins and outs of the case, but in the forties almost any literate American could have told the tale.—
Beverly Gage,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Reading isn’t hard-coded into our genome, like the capacity for speech is, and until recently, only a small minority of humans were literate.—
Celia Ford,
Vox,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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See, the people behind the martech need to be wizards a bit, too.—
Barbara Puszkiewicz-Cimino,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The new wands, now on sale, come with the ability to be personalized with a wizard name, lead to exclusive adventures and build House Points, a daily competition among Hogwarts’ wizards.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Until now, the consensus scholarly view has held that collards came to the Americas early in the 16th century with Spanish, Portuguese or English Europeans, who introduced collards as a garden plant that was then taken up by enslaved Africans.—
Abderrahim Ouarghidi,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2025
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The following reading list offers an initial primer on some of the major scholarly trends in the vibrant history of natural history.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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These initiatives aim to cultivate brighter futures worldwide through academic empowerment pathways triumphantly established each year through these awards.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2025
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Scott Paeth does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Scott Paeth,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Purple is having a moment right now, but sage and yellow are also fabulous choices for springtime soirées.—
Madeleine Bokan Thares,
Glamour,
11 Mar. 2025
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The fourth member of our party, Jim Spencer, was sage but silent.—
Larry Dablemont,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Polymath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polymath. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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