1
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
Harvard, Stanford and Dartmouth scholars analyzed state test scores from third to eighth grade for more than 5,000 school districts in 38 states, allowing comparisons across school districts and states in a national Education Scorecard.
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Sharon Lurye, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Plea deals in the 2024 Kansas City Chiefs rally shooting case have fueled debate over Missouri’s stand your ground law, with attorneys and legal scholars divided over how the statute affects murder prosecutions.
—Ben Wheeler
updated May 10, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
For most of his life, Mojtaba was not regarded as a religious scholar of significant theological authority or scholarly distinction.
—Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 9 May 2026
The ruling applies to research grants awarded to scholars, writers, research institutions, and other humanities organizations.
—Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 9 May 2026
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Sharon Lurye, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Plea deals in the 2024 Kansas City Chiefs rally shooting case have fueled debate over Missouri’s stand your ground law, with attorneys and legal scholars divided over how the statute affects murder prosecutions.
—Ben Wheeler
updated May 10, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
For most of his life, Mojtaba was not regarded as a religious scholar of significant theological authority or scholarly distinction.
—Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 9 May 2026
The ruling applies to research grants awarded to scholars, writers, research institutions, and other humanities organizations.
—Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scholar
Noun
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My task is to read their unpublished, often unfinished writing—less as a teacher or as an editor than as a cheerfully unlicensed therapist.—
David O’Neill,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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An imam said teachers, students and other school staff members who were at the mosque are safe.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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The federal gas tax has also remained unchanged since 1993, which experts say has already eroded the Highway Trust Fund’s purchasing power when accounting for inflation.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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But legal experts say Uber’s proposal to cap attorney compensation — which would apply to all car accident cases, not just those involving rideshare vehicles — risks shutting poor people who can’t afford to pay a lawyer up front out of courthouses.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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Meanwhile, supporters insist their goal is not to attack a student, but to defend women’s sports.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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On one of the main topics, Beccera noted that the state needs to invest in early years education and reduce class sizes to ensure students have a strong educational foundation for their future success.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The design ethos translates to a warren of nook-and-cranny sitting rooms decorated in sage and slate, ox-blood leather, curiosities and ancestral portraits.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Designed to evoke elements of Woody, the Howdy Hero line blends snake root extract with notes of warm vanilla, desert sage and worn leather.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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Tremendously fierce to everyone and everything except each other and their master.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Now that she’s graduated with her business degree, the mom of four is planning on going back to school for her master’s in the fall.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Soft-spoken and even-tempered, Bradley gave his pupils permission, confidence.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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School officials say continuing the tax is crucial as the districts deals with significant enrollment declines and a subsequent loss of per-pupil state funding.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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Politicians, pundits and ordinary Americans are increasingly worried about political violence.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
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Retiring from soccer in 2000, Wright became one of its leading pundits.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Moore is a multiaward-winning saxophone player, and Wheeler is a Grammy-winning producer, composer and keyboard virtuoso.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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To call a musician a virtuoso can be double-edged.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Scholar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholar. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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