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as in wizards
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 aptitudes
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
a genius for gambling over his head
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as in natures
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
In some history books, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak are known as the two college dropouts-turned-geniuses who founded the Apple Computer Company in 1976.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
Save the Children was founded by a visionary and her spirit has been carried on by the geniuses of logistics bringing help in the most challenging places and the fierce leaders that shine a bright light in challenging times.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 1 Dec. 2025
Two geniuses making perfect music.
—Cat Cohen, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
In Week 1, the Vikings looked like geniuses after McCarthy led a come-from-behind victory against the Chicago Bears.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Nov. 2025
Rather than the work of a few solitary geniuses who sparked a scientific revolution, the scientific process evolved from a nuanced gathering of strands from traditions around the world.
—Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
Forwards Winnipeg is led by its twin offensive geniuses in Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Of course, there are only so many bad movies that are ripe to be remade; only so many movies that are famous enough to feel like safe investments, but also flawed enough to guarantee that Hollywood executives will feel like creative geniuses for improving upon them.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Nov. 2025
These insightful discussions will bring together the creative geniuses behind some of the most buzzworthy shows of the season.
—Whitney Cinkala, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geniuses
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Who were the ad wizards who came up with that one?—
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Whatever uncanny floating effect Henson’s wizards put on that baby has freaked me out for decades.—
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Their opening night gets interrupted when blood thirsty vampires are lured in by the musical talents of Sammie (Miles Caton), a young blues musician.—
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Now the three-time All-Star will take his talents to the Windy City, leaving the Red Sox with a sizable void both on the field and in the clubhouse.—
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This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.—
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More money is apt to make homeschooling worse and far less tailored to the individual student and their interests and aptitudes by encouraging parents to substitute pricey group programs for the requisite effort of individualized instruction.—
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Hval’s restless melodies and at-times Proustian lyrics trail cigarette smoke or the fragrance of roses toward litanies of memory, all the while deconstructing the very natures of stage performance, recording technology, and digital existence.—
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The world features beautifully ethereal landscapes as well as industrial facilities that feel functional and fully realized despite their alien natures.—
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On the choruses, SZA’s voice floats in from the back, sharing manifestations and advice.—
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Gold is a color associated with luxury, luminosity, and celebration—ideal for the holidays and all your New Year manifestations.—
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Their brains are dramatically different in size, structure, and function.—
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The skin, guts, and brains are the same but made of different things.—
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The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte’s Angel Tree program matches children in need with anonymous donors who buy them presents for Christmas, and provides senior citizens with gifts.—
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The shop even offers other fun souvenirs like clothing, home décor, and gifts.—
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The collaboration between certain MAGA influencers and animal-rights activists has drawn out the most confrontational tendencies within each camp.—
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Steed said her mother was born around the time of the 1953 raid and grew up with anti-government and, in turn, anti-vaccine tendencies.—
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“Geniuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geniuses. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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