as in scholar
a person of deep wisdom or learning
a savant in the field of medical ethics
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Escola, as both writer and actor, is the kind of utterly alert, funny-to-the-fingertips comic savant who probably took exactly the right length of beats before coming out of their mother’s womb.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 July 2024
Elon Musk is a tech mogul, space pioneer, and electric vehicle savant.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Oct. 2024
Still radiating a newlywed glow, supermodel Karen Elson, whose friendship with Simmons goes way back, also joined the shoe savants on co-hosting duty for the intimate afternoon.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
Explore Davido See latest videos, charts and news Tickets for the concert presented by Wynn Records are currently on sale over at Ticketmaster, which is also set to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Afrobeats savant’s boundary-shattering A Good Time LP.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2024
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 July 2024
Elon Musk is a tech mogul, space pioneer, and electric vehicle savant.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Oct. 2024
Still radiating a newlywed glow, supermodel Karen Elson, whose friendship with Simmons goes way back, also joined the shoe savants on co-hosting duty for the intimate afternoon.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
Explore Davido See latest videos, charts and news Tickets for the concert presented by Wynn Records are currently on sale over at Ticketmaster, which is also set to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Afrobeats savant’s boundary-shattering A Good Time LP.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Savant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savant. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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