empiricists

Definition of empiricistsnext
plural of empiricist

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Noun
  • But videos captured by other observers and members of the public show an ICE agent approaching a Honda Pilot that was stopped on a snowy road and ordering the driver — later identified as Good — to open the door before grabbing the handle.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Federal agents have been taking in several protesters and observers.
    Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Compared to 2024, homicides were down dramatically in Washington (31%), Chicago (30%), New York City (21%) and San Francisco (20%) — leading some researchers to call it the largest one-year drop on record.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The researchers are hopeful that uncovering the processes preceding Alzheimer’s disease could one day lead to new therapies.
    Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Empiricists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empiricists. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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