nerdy
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I found him quirky, introspective, and slightly nerdy.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Once seen as nerdy and questionable marriage material, employees of those highflying memory companies are now at least on par with lawyers, doctors and accountants in the dating pool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Inflation watchers in the private sector said the BEA move was justified, but they faulted the agency for not giving the public a heads up, even for such a nerdy statistical thing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Though serious, Parsons’ handsomeness prevents him from looking stereotypically nerdy.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
The beginning of our relationship would play out like the end of every good teen movie where the popular guy falls for the nerdy girl.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
And then, look, I think we’ve had a lot of fun talking about some of the nerdier aspects of this platform.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2023
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
From a nerdier technical perspective, it’s amazing to see that standup, stripped entirely of any actual content, can still be recognisable as standup.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2020
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
So we could also talk about our dads, try to figure out which one is nerdier.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
As Regency-era gestures of love go, inaccurate bird impersonations are simultaneously the nerdiest and wackiest.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
Of course, I’d be the weirdo in the crowd wearing my nerdiest James Cameron shirt, a deep-cut reference to “Aliens.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 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
Schneider, who is transgender, was also one of the first prominent LGBTQ+ “Jeopardy!” champions, and became a celebrity for her family-friendly image as a relatable, down-to-earth trans woman on one of television’s nerdiest programs.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
But the black girls were the sweetest, smartest, nerdiest kids.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
