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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Book reviews, profiles, think pieces on whiskey and bacon and trucks, etc.
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Another Twitter user asked if The Bachelor couple lived under a rock: Recent think pieces regarding April Fool's Day pregnancy jokes have highlighted just how painful jokes about fertility can be to those who are unable to conceive naturally.
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To pretend that one think piece will change the system is as innocently naïve as those who enter the franchise looking for love.
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The lawsuits and think pieces are proliferating too.
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And two good Maya-Tiffany riffs on being surrounded by white people are more effective than any day-after think piece.
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1941
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