nerdy
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I found him quirky, introspective, and slightly nerdy.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
And you too, those nerdy little reunion shows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
"I suppose you've got to be a bit nerdy," he says, explaining he takes a magnifying glass with him diving.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
As he led us around, he delved into the nerdy details of winemaking and provided back stories to the winery’s most popular bottles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
"It was great! Straight-A student. Hanging around nerdy guys too scared to try anything. No wild side at all. You were every father's dream daughter."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
But by the time the third generation took over the business, guitars dominated, and nothing was nerdier than playing accordion.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2022
“It’s a far nerdier story,” Mr. Krishnan said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2021
So, Apple’s making its initial play with a wild spending spree on big name creators and with a content slate designed to be more wholesome and nerdier than its competitors’.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2019
It’s like a Supreme drop, only a bit nerdier, and you can regularly find 100 Thieves gear being sold for high prices on aftermarket sites.
From The Verge ● Sep. 5, 2019
So we could also talk about our dads, try to figure out which one is nerdier.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
No AL team had bunted this often since 2011, meaning the nerdiest organization in the sport has brought back a play that data wonks spent a quarter-century trying to eliminate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
As Regency-era gestures of love go, inaccurate bird impersonations are simultaneously the nerdiest and wackiest.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
The artificial-intelligence investment theme can include a lot of hype about demand, colorful language about the future of work, incomprehensible descriptions of computing power, and technical jargon that would test even the nerdiest of experts.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
It’s the nerdiest game to play, but I’ll go and spend 50 cents and play for an hour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
But the black girls were the sweetest, smartest, nerdiest kids.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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