rabbis

noun

Definition of rabbisnext
plural of rabbi
as in intellectuals

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  1. intellectuals
  2. thinkers
  3. teachers
Noun
  • In April 2024, less than a year after the school’s founding, more than 5,000 people, primarily students but also outraged intellectuals of different ages, immediately signed a petition against the school’s name.
    Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Other artists, writers and intellectuals sought to counter the industrial status quo.
    Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of intellectuals
Noun
  • Even Peter Drucker could declare in 1993 that Taylor was one of the four greatest thinkers of the 20th century.
    Steve Denning, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • One company applied this insight by pairing extroverts and open thinkers during product development sessions.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of thinkers
Noun
  • Those votes came after the board heard from 60 parents, teachers and community members during a public hearing that lasted more than two hours.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
  • More diversity among teachers is linked to more successful teaching, especially for students from racially disadvantaged backgrounds.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of teachers
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rabbinic

rabbis

rabbit

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