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philosopher

noun

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as in theorist

a person who expresses a theory in a particular area of experience a philosopher of freedom

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Recent Examples of philosopher Wendell Berry, the prolific novelist, poet, essayist, philosopher, agrarian, activist, pacifist and farmer, who was one of Kentucky's greatest writers and helped inspire the farm-to-table and modern American food movement, has died. — Courier Journal Staff, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Sep. 2026 This question came by way of a book called Éloge du risque by French philosopher Anne Dufourmantelle. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026 Yet some European philosophers were intrigued by the monism of Vedanta philosophy, whereas Evangelical Christians saw the same monism as a foundation for proselytizing Christian monotheism. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 Imagine if early astronomers, medical researchers and philosophers used modern-day AI technology and limited their studies to the automatic answers that pop up in search engines. — Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for philosopher

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The legal theorist Lani Guinier argued in the nineteen-nineties that winner-take-all elections endangered Black individuals like her, who made up only ten per cent of voters.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
This great theorist of language and thought becomes The Argonauts’ first ray of clarity, bringing high seamlessly together with low already on page 1.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

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The 93-year-old performer, who trained under the famed Lee Strasberg, represents one of the last living connections to the original American practitioner of Method acting.

— Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
Your best FinOps practitioners’ instincts are the raw material for this next wave, and the organizations that pull ahead will capture that expertise as policy an agent can act on, rather than leaving it locked in a few people’s heads.

— Devendra Rajput, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

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An all inclusive hair transplant cost in Turkey may include hotel accommodation, airport transfers, interpreter support, consultation and early aftercare.

— Malana VanTyler, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
My hearing friend had called to ask about an ASL interpreter for the tour.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

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