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as in brains
a very smart person
the 16-year-old college graduate was considered to be a genius
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as in talents
a special and usually inborn ability
had a genius for remembering long strings of numbers had a genius for saying the wrong thing, no matter what the social situation
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as in tendencies
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
a genius for gambling over his head
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as in personalities
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others
putting the needs of the individual before those of society is alien to the genius of the Japanese people
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as in manifestations
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
the giant tortoise would seem to be the very genius of the unfathomable ancientness that one associates with the Galápagos Islands
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Recent Examples of geniuses
Worldly readers had to wonder what really went on when the geniuses and their wives went home after dinner.
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Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Between them, the gangly mods kept alive the fading tradition of feuding musical geniuses, a path that Paul McCartney and John Lennon had paved before them.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
But what really sets the tech-bro geniuses apart, Randy figures, is microdosing Ketamine.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Anyone who believes the hacks’ eight-year estimate obviously doesn’t remember the Big Dig, and compared to Maura Healey’s box-checking blow-in crew, the Big Dig was managed by engineering geniuses.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
Early in the season, the New York Mets looked like geniuses for signing Holmes, a two-time All-Star closer who hadn't started a game since 2018, to convert back into a starter.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
But the claim here isn’t that the Snakes are baseball dummies and the Padres are baseball geniuses.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Ringo was yellow submarines and octopus gardens, the mascot little brother, despite being the eldest Beatle, and the best at flittering above the feuds that afflicted the trio of geniuses around him.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
The WarioWare series is where Nintendo's game design geniuses really let their freak flags fly, with hundreds of absolutely bonkers microgames that last only seconds but challenge mind and reflexes.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Between them, the gangly mods kept alive the fading tradition of feuding musical geniuses, a path that Paul McCartney and John Lennon had paved before them.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
But what really sets the tech-bro geniuses apart, Randy figures, is microdosing Ketamine.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Anyone who believes the hacks’ eight-year estimate obviously doesn’t remember the Big Dig, and compared to Maura Healey’s box-checking blow-in crew, the Big Dig was managed by engineering geniuses.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
Early in the season, the New York Mets looked like geniuses for signing Holmes, a two-time All-Star closer who hadn't started a game since 2018, to convert back into a starter.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
But the claim here isn’t that the Snakes are baseball dummies and the Padres are baseball geniuses.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Ringo was yellow submarines and octopus gardens, the mascot little brother, despite being the eldest Beatle, and the best at flittering above the feuds that afflicted the trio of geniuses around him.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
The WarioWare series is where Nintendo's game design geniuses really let their freak flags fly, with hundreds of absolutely bonkers microgames that last only seconds but challenge mind and reflexes.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geniuses
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The gooners racked their brains.—
Daniel Kolitz,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The e-note has octa-core processing brains supported by 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage, with microSD expansion and cloud sync available for workflow efficiency.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
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His mind and interests and talents — beyond music as well — are so unique.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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These tryouts attracted numerous prominent independent wrestling talents from around the globe.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Darcy, who was Stelter’s colleague at CNN before co-founding the independent news outlet Status, lamented the recent tendencies of many large news organizations.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
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Your decision to grow them in containers makes sense as bulbs always make a lasting impression in dense container plantings and their garden takeover tendencies can be nullified.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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But Jerry realized that their contrasting features, backgrounds and personalities made fertile ground for comedy, and Stiller & Meara was born.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Being isolated in the mountains, with a constant sense of danger and threat – coming either from across the border or from one’s own country – shapes the characters’ personalities.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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His manifestations for his sisters came to fruition.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bringing you gifts, whether toys or prey, shows affection and a desire to share.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Along with the launch of Neiman Marcus’ 2025 fantasy gifts curation, the retailer debuted its holiday campaign.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Turns out it’s finished ahead of schedule and already shipping the servers, which will support Apple Intelligence services on consumer devices like iPhones, according to a new Fox Business report.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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That means more than one of every eight of Kroger's 103 stores in its Cincinnati-Dayton division (which includes Northern Kentucky) have the digital devices so far.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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In books and movies, though, versions of amnesia lurk everywhere … Amnesiacs might not much exist, but amnesiac characters stumble everywhere through comic books, movies, and our dreams.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
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Other new characters joining the mix are Malcolm’s girlfriend, Tristan (Kiana Madeira) and his daughter, Leah (Keeley Karsten).—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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