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Recent Examples of metaphysicHis supporters, though, tend to back him less for metaphysics than for rude practicality.—
Eric Lach,
The New Yorker,
25 Nov. 2019 Of course, people may also be weak-willed about starting to read about metaphysics, epistemology and ethics.—
Michael Dirda,
Washington Post,
20 Nov. 2019 And so, my technique with this book — as with the last one — is to try to go to everything from the metaphysics and the philosophy all the way through to the popular culture.—
Madeleine Kearns,
National Review,
1 Oct. 2019 His theory is that art gets the metaphysics of space in a way that many who've been there cannot express.—
Thomas Page,
CNN,
16 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for metaphysic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metaphysic
theory
Noun
At a moment when technology companies were promising to bring people closer together, David Fincher’s acerbic drama about the founding of Facebook had a darker theory about why people wanted to connect in the first place.
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Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Susan Brands has a theory for why people come out of the woodwork seeking handouts from lottery winners.