intellectual circle

collocation in English

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intellectual
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.təlˈek.tʃu.əl/us
/ˌɪn.t̬əlˈek.tʃu.əl/
relating to your ability to think and understand things, especially ...
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circle
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.kəl/us
/ˈsɝː.kəl/
a continuous curved line, the points of which are always the same distance away from a fixed central point, or the area inside such ...
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(Definition ofintellectualandcirclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I have watched theintellectualcirclerotate about six times since 1925.
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She was indifferent to proposals of marriage throughout her life, many from brilliant men in herintellectualcircle.
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The term "positivist" is an unambiguous slur in some intellectual circles.
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Thisintellectualcirclewas worthy of high praise, for it promoted the physico-mathematical studies, then little cultivated, and offset the prevalent tendency to purely literary studies.
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A healthy male+female partnership underlay some of the most prominent literary and intellectual circles.
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Although in later centuries the book was largely forgotten, and was not reprinted until the nineteenth century, in theintellectualcircleof its own time it was highly appreciated.
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She was very proud, and she did not want to be supported, at least in intellectual circles.
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I make that point at the outset because, in certain fashionable intellectual circles, it is in vogue to hold a quite different view.
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That can only be a plus in the most literal financial or, equal in importance, intellectual circles.
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His contributions to the decline of anti-semitism in intellectual circles in the twentieth century was very significant.
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She quickly made her place within bohemian intellectual circles and endured several unhappy affairs.
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While he had explained this argument before in a history text, this book, written more in the style of polemic, became famous in intellectual circles.
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Issues of women's suffrage, reproductive rights, bodily autonomy, property rights, legal rights, and medical rights, and marriage, dominated cultural discussions in newspapers and intellectual circles.
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Spiritism and theosophical writings were also influential in intellectual circles.
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Her charm also assisted the couple's entry into prominent social and lite artistic and intellectual circles.
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He was also a sculptor and a virtuoso draughtsman, who mixed in the artistic and intellectual circles.
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His position in the opposition raised his profile in progressive, intellectual circles, which appreciated these aspects of his work.
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His had an undeniable contribution in popularizing ashik music in intellectual circles.
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He did not speak publically about his illness, although rumors spread among intellectual circles.
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