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
Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
The wandering nerve was apparent to the first anatomists, notably Galen, the Greek polymath who lived until around the year 216.
—R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024
Richard Ellis, a polymath of marine life whose paintings, books and museum installations — especially the life-size blue whale at the American Museum of Natural History in New York — revealed the beauty and wonders of the ocean, died on May 21 in Norwood, N.J.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 29 May 2024
Any conversation about living legends still shining in the celestial firmament must include chart-smashing polymath Ms. Ross.
—Eric Webb, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Feb. 2024
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Quincy Jones, the musical polymath who contributed to remarkable albums in jazz, soul, and funk as well as several of the biggest pop LPs of the 20th century — most notably producing Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall, Thriller, and Bad albums — died at his home in Bel Air, California, on Sunday.
—Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
The wandering nerve was apparent to the first anatomists, notably Galen, the Greek polymath who lived until around the year 216.
—R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024
Richard Ellis, a polymath of marine life whose paintings, books and museum installations — especially the life-size blue whale at the American Museum of Natural History in New York — revealed the beauty and wonders of the ocean, died on May 21 in Norwood, N.J.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 29 May 2024
Any conversation about living legends still shining in the celestial firmament must include chart-smashing polymath Ms. Ross.
—Eric Webb, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polymath
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Compound returns will continue to reveal their eighth wonder genius, while Social Security will become morph into a late-in-life retirement supplement instead of a national retirement plan.John Tamny, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Palmer, in turn, leaned into her growing reputation as a crowdfunding genius.Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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The final version, thanks to its production and Antonoff plumbing the lower depths of his voice, recalls the erudite, hooky gloom of the Magnetic Fields refracted through string lights on their final bit of wattage. 35.Maura Johnston, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Like a slightly more erudite and discriminating, but also kinky, Judy Blume!Alysia Reiner, Flow Space, 6 Dec. 2024
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Tabla, a percussion instrument, is one of the essential ingredients of Indian classical music − and Hussain was widely considered its greatest living virtuoso.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Their meeting lasts about a minute, and in Johnson’s virtuoso handling it conveys surprise, suspicion, gratitude, and brotherhood.Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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When her friends started getting divorced a few years later, a lot of them didn’t have any money, weren’t financially literate, and felt trapped.Ginger Gentile, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Everett’s Jim is not the caricature often associated with Twain’s portrayal but a literate, introspective man whose intellect and strategic thinking shine through.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
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Tactical Breach Wizards adds future-seeing, time-bending, hex-placing wizards, for one thing.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
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The wizard wasn't forgotten as the Emerald Elixir brought a little mystery to the table.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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There is a lot of scholarly research regarding the ins and outs of wintertime blues.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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But plenty of scholarly studies have confirmed formaldehyde’s presence in our everyday lives and mirror our findings.Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
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Jie Shan and Kin Fai Mak, an academic power couple who run a lab at Cornell University, had been searching for superconductivity in TMDs since Jarillo-Herrero’s blockbuster twisted-graphene discovery in 2018.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
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In the contemporary world, the Divine Nine boasts diverse growth and development programs, serving their respective communities through camaraderie, academic excellence, and educational, cultural, and economic activities.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Instead of the intensive active, this pen is spiked with a combination of mineral-rich sea salt and coconut oil, sage oil, and lemon peel oil—a trifecta of oils rich in antioxidants to brighten and even the tone of your teeth.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Jan. 2025
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The flowers of the purple sage are perfect for our bee friend.New York Times Games, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Polymath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polymath. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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