Dewey
Americannoun
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George, 1837–1917, U.S. admiral: defeated Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.
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John, 1859–1952, U.S. philosopher and educator.
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Melvil Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey, 1851–1931, U.S. educator, administrator, and innovator in the field of library science.
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Thomas E(dmund), 1902–71, U.S. lawyer and political leader.
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a male given name, form of David.
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Example Sentences
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Replacing him as the older Dewey is Caleb Ellsworth-Clark.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
In fact, John Dewey and other founders of the progressive education movement in the early 20th century were deeply anti-utilitarian.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
James Dewey Watson was born in Chicago on 6 April 1928 to a family who believed in "books, birds and the Democratic Party".
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025
Konstantin Sonin, a Russian economist who serves as the John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, said he doubted a Budapest summit would happen.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025
“Those are the ten categories of the Dewey decimal system,” whispered Miguel, sounding awestruck.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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