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highbrow

adjective as in intellectual

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Aster’s breakout debut, “Hereditary,” gave him an overnight pedigree as the princeling of highbrow horror films about trauma.

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It's the little cues that make “Poker Face” a TV comfort quilt, joining highbrow humor and an accessible tone, with Lyonne’s benevolent energy and rumpled chic holding it all together.

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Still, his research revealed a fascinating throughline: the line between highbrow and lowbrow cuisine has always been blurry, and gelatin salads are a perfect case study.

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Some literary types worried that TV and books were somehow at odds, that her tastes weren’t highbrow enough.

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The notice came from a Seattle venue best known for being the home of our local ballet and opera companies, a place that generally programs highbrow acts.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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