as in scholar
a person of deep wisdom or learning
a savant in the field of medical ethics
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Recent Examples of savant
Sherry, the briny aperitif that hails from the same region as flamenco, is the obvious choice here; choose from a whopping 400 bottles selected by sherry savant David Ayuso.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
The business savant stepped down as Glossier's CEO in 2022, staying on the board as executive chair.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
It’s been a quarter century since the mostly Canadian supergroup New Pornographers sprang from the florid imagination of Carl Newman, a pop savant with an angel’s voice and switchblade wit.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
After purchasing his first HG Timepiece hourglass, made by storied designer Marc Newson, back in 2020, the watch savant and owner of Wind Vintage (and one of our Masters of Luxury) remained enamored with the piece for years.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
The business savant stepped down as Glossier's CEO in 2022, staying on the board as executive chair.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
It’s been a quarter century since the mostly Canadian supergroup New Pornographers sprang from the florid imagination of Carl Newman, a pop savant with an angel’s voice and switchblade wit.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
After purchasing his first HG Timepiece hourglass, made by storied designer Marc Newson, back in 2020, the watch savant and owner of Wind Vintage (and one of our Masters of Luxury) remained enamored with the piece for years.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for savant
scholar
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Van Bendegem, who would become a leading scholar on ultrafinitist logic, later addressed these concerns by considering a geometry in which a line or curve has width and is both finite and finitely divisible.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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Ted Kaptchuk, an acupuncturist and leading scholar of the placebo effect, has described this phenomenon in detail.—
Hannah Kerman,
STAT,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Savant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savant. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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