as in observer
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Recent Examples of empiricist
And across them, the detective—once Modernism’s heroic empiricist—a figure of melancholy drift, a leftover from a world that still believed in beginnings and ends.
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Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empiricist
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This type of immersive education challenges students to engage with conflict not as passive observers but as active participants, working alongside those directly impacted by conflict to understand their experiences and gain firsthand knowledge of the complexities involved in sustaining peace.—
David Dumke,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Most observers think the Sharafs triumphed over long odds.—
Chris Hewitt,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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By removing emotion from wealth planning and investing, AI helps ensure that decisions are based on data and empirics rather than intuition.—
Logan Weaver,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The irony is that citizenship helps drive integration — not the other way around Like many immigration arguments, the case for ending birthright citizenship is a normative argument wrapped in incorrect empirics.—
Dara Lind,
Vox,
23 July 2018
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“Empiricist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empiricist. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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