Dewey

American  

[doo-ee, dyoo-ee] / ˈdu i, ˈdju i /

noun

1. George, 1837–1917, U.S. admiral: defeated Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.

2. John, 1859–1952, U.S. philosopher and educator.

3. Melvil Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey, 1851–1931, U.S. educator, administrator, and innovator in the field of library science.

4. Thomas E(dmund), 1902–71, U.S. lawyer and political leader.

5. a male given name, form of David.

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Dewey British  

/ ˈdjuːɪ /

noun

1. John. 1859–1952, US pragmatist philosopher and educator: an exponent of progressivism in education, he formulated an instrumentalist theory of learning through experience. His works include The School and Society (1899), Democracy and Education (1916), and Logic: the Theory of Inquiry (1938)

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Dewey, the 37-year-old mother of two, noticed as well.

From Slate ● Mar. 15, 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

Along with Campbell, “Scream 7” will see the return of “Scream” veterans Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers and David Arquette as Dewey Riley, despite the latter’s fate in the 2022 installment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025

Sanford listened, hung up, issued several orders, then placed a call of his own to Alvin Dewey.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote