sophomoric

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Peter Attia, the longevity guru and bestselling author who recently resigned from CBS when his sophomoric banter with Epstein came to light, copped to his blind attraction to power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The show’s jokes are rude and cleverly sophomoric.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2025

The episodes highlight some seriously twisted creativity packed with adult humor, sci-fi-inspired sophomoric shenanigans and homages to popular culture.

From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2023

Then he quit journalism, calling it a “kid’s game” that was “insipid, sophomoric and superficial.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2023

As for his speech, it was a straightway argument; not a superfluous or a sophomoric word, not an attempt at rhetoric.

From The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig; a Novel by Phillips, David Graham