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as in teacher
a person of deep wisdom or learning
scholars have long debated whether there is ever such a thing as a truly selfless act
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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
a scholar who is a specialist in the history of ancient Greece
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as in student
one who attends a school
a competition for promising young scholars from across the country
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Recent Examples of scholar
At least sixty-six strikes have been conducted on vessels there and in the Caribbean, killing two hundred and fifteen people, in what many international legal scholars describe as an ongoing series of extrajudicial murders.
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Will Freeman,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
One of the groups working in the new online spaces is the Congress of Indonesian Women Ulama (KUPI), which was founded in 2015 as a space for feminist ulama, Islamic scholars.
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Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 June 2026
Some scholars, such as Shalom Goldman, have noted that Muslim Americans played a significant and often overlooked role in the development of jazz, a genre often celebrated as the nation’s most distinctive cultural contribution.
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Iqbal Akhtar,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
Constitutional scholars have cast doubt on whether the Kansas law could withstand a legal challenge if tested.
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Matthew Kelly
updated June 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
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Will Freeman,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
One of the groups working in the new online spaces is the Congress of Indonesian Women Ulama (KUPI), which was founded in 2015 as a space for feminist ulama, Islamic scholars.
—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 June 2026
Some scholars, such as Shalom Goldman, have noted that Muslim Americans played a significant and often overlooked role in the development of jazz, a genre often celebrated as the nation’s most distinctive cultural contribution.
—
Iqbal Akhtar,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
Constitutional scholars have cast doubt on whether the Kansas law could withstand a legal challenge if tested.
—
Matthew Kelly
updated June 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scholar
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One thing teachers seem to agree on is a return to pen and paper.
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That proposal drew opposition from unions and associations representing teachers and school employees.
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Legislative expert and law professor Chris Micheli said lawmakers frequently include controversial provisions in bills during the early stages of the legislative process.
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Given the significance of the peace deal, experts said Pakistan will certainly want to leverage its mediation role for economic benefit, particularly in its dealings with allies in Washington and the Gulf.
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Through The Blue Card, I have been involved in developing a hologram program featuring Sonia Warshawski, a survivor whose testimony has been preserved and made interactive for students.
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High school students who took Advanced Placement (AP) tests during the 2025-2026 school year will soon be able to see their scores.
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At the awards show, Swift teamed the ring with a sage green two-piece set by Wiederhoeft.
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Ingredients often included tobacco ash, alum, sage, clove and sometimes charcoal.
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While theology and ministry studies were designated as nonprofessional, the master of divinity degree often pursued by eventual pastors or ministers does retain professional status.
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In one mega master in San Antonio, Texas, out of the 175 cases ordered to appear before a judge one morning, about 40 people didn’t show up, said attorney Jessica Smith Bobadilla.
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Past attempts to teach people to spot AI faces have focused on training viewers to look for visual glitches or statistical fingerprints left behind by a particular image generator, such as a wonky ear or an eye with two pupils.
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The Inquiry into White Working Class Educational Outcomes, found that in 2025, just 36% of white British pupils on free school meals achieve a Grade 4 or above in English and Maths GCSE, compared with 72% of non-free school meal pupils.
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Some fanciful pundits in those pie-in-the-sky stories of 1976 predicted that, by 2026, local property taxes in Florida would no longer exist.
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According to many soccer pundits, France have been the most impressive team so far.
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Just two weeks after Bob Dylan guitarist Doug Lancio vanished from the tour and was replaced by jazz virtuoso Julian Lage, Bob Britt — who has played guitar in Dylan’s band since 2019 — has apparently left the group as well.
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He was widely celebrated as a virtuoso who nurtured America’s economic well-being and whose nearly every utterance was parsed for clues as to where interest rates, the economy and the financial markets might be headed.
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“Scholar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholar. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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