think piece

noun

|Updated on: 7 Jul 2018

Definition of think piece

: a piece of writing meant to be thought-provoking and speculative that consists chiefly of background material and personal opinion and analysis

Recent Examples of think piece from the Web

That quote turned the entrepreneur into a Silicon Valley caricature overnight, a cautionary note in think pieces foretelling the robot revolution, worker displacement be damned.

— lauren smiley, WIRED, "The Mission to Build the Ultimate Burger Bot," 21 June 2018
De Niro's words are the ones most likely to elicit a Twitter response from President Donald Trump, inspire cable news pontificating and lead to scores of think pieces.

— NBC News, "Robert De Niro drops the F-bomb on Trump — twice — at Tonys," 11 June 2018
Frankenstein’s 100th anniversary is this year, so the think pieces are plentiful.

— constance grady, Vox, "Clockwork Orange author Anthony Burgess: “art is dangerous”," 2 June 2018
Every new development in the run-up to her wedding prompts conversations, think pieces and wishes: Is this a sign of progress in a post-Brexit Britain?

— jessica contrera, BostonGlobe.com, "With Meghan Markle, a ‘confident mixed-race woman’ marries into the royal family," 16 May 2018
Any time a white woman says something wrong in the public sphere these days, there are an army of black feminist writers at the ready with think pieces that can snatch her wig, and have her picking her face up off the floor months later.

— brittney cooper, Cosmopolitan, "Why Feminism Needed Beyonce," 14 Feb. 2018
How to Thirst Trap on Instagram With Cardi B This album can — and, deep sigh, will — launch 1,000 think pieces and takes; Cardi herself has launched 1,001.

— allison p. davis, The Cut, "Cardi B’s Album Is Here! And It’s Just As Great As We Hoped," 6 Apr. 2018
After decades of sitting quietly on the beauty sidelines, skin care has suddenly become a hot topic, worthy of lengthy think pieces, and even igniting feuds.

— baze mpinja, Allure, "Introducing Hello Ava, A New Beauty App That Wants to Make Purchasing Skincare Way Easier," 20 Feb. 2018
By Thursday, the coupon had inspired dozens of fact checks, news articles, and think pieces in outlets like Snopes, the Washington Post, and USA Today.

— NBC News, "Trolls spread hateful fake Starbucks coupon," 19 Apr. 2018

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