as in nerd
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
a bookworm who prefers reading to just about any other activity
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Recent Examples of bookworm
Here are eight takes on the cover-friendly storage solution, fit for design fiends, bookworms, and archivists alike.
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Feb. 2026
By choosing her references from the big screen rather than history, she’s made a film for cinephiles, not the bookworms.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
Boise bookworms broke a personal reading record in 2025.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
For bookworms who believe reading is fundamental, Mott Haven’s The Lit.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Feb. 2026
By choosing her references from the big screen rather than history, she’s made a film for cinephiles, not the bookworms.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
Boise bookworms broke a personal reading record in 2025.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
For bookworms who believe reading is fundamental, Mott Haven’s The Lit.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookworm
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But singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney’s 14th album leans into their back-to-basics side with a collection of tunes by other artists, inspired by these lifelong friends’ shared journey as deep record nerds.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
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While baseball nerds are busy playing with their analytics, those of us who miss balls to the wall baseball are reminded today that it's been 43 years since Chicago Cubs' Lee Elia let loose with one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, managerial rants in the history of sports.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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See video … ASRA NOMANI — Suspect in WHCD operated and lived in an ecosystem that too him from nerdy geek to attacker.—
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FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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But Sandy is the sci-fi geek of the family.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Bookworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookworm. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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