as in intellectual
much given to learning and thinking
one university campus on which the geeky student will not feel like a social outcast
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In an era when media depictions of Black youth still too often revolve around trauma, poverty, and systemic failure, Forever offers a radical counter-narrative: Black families where parents are not just present, but deeply invested in their children’s emotional and intellectual development.—
Richard Fowler,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025 -
Be aware that subconscious resistance may push against intellectual exploration under the Aquarius moon.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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This is a person who was an extremely cerebral human being.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The humor was of the cerebral, physical, cynical and quite often gallows varieties, but always heartfelt.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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“Geeky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geeky. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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