Brahmins

noun

plural of Brahmin
as in sages

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  1. sages
  2. mandarins
Noun
  • Look to Rainbow Swiss chard, multicolor lettuces, purple-leaf basil, dusky blue kales or cabbages, and variegated perennial thymes and sages.
    — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Black sages have shown that Black rage will not be silenced; rather, it is directed toward creative expression.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
Definition of sages
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  • There are several oranges, mandarins, a lemon and finger lime.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
  • And as Netanyahu’s coalitions hardened Schleien’s programs became edgier, skewering Netanyahu sycophants in the Likud Party, anti-élitist demagogues, cultic settlers, and rabbinic mandarins.
    — Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of mandarins
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