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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 Socrates is drinking a cup of Froot Loops, a toxic stand-in for the hemlock the philosopher drank. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Bioethicists and philosophers actively monitor the welfare and cognitive state of the animals as the research progresses. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026 Significant church figures like Thomas Aquinas and the philosopher René Descartes have argued that animals don’t have an immortal soul. — Casper Ter Kuile, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026 Alchemists searched for centuries for a way to turn common metals into precious ones such as gold—an impossible challenge when relying on a philosopher’s stone. — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for philosopher

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Each chandelier is masked with multiple layers of cooling cylinders that cool the system down to -273 degrees Celsius, or nearly -460 Fahrenheit, according to principal quantum hardware theorist Edward Chen.

— Pera Onal, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026
Acevedo himself functions as both the book’s moral authority and its political theorist.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

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My feelings about Dudamel as an interpreter have ranged from irritation at his turn-it-up-to-11 showiness to admiration for his ability to make listeners hear music afresh.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
The funding for the interpreters and translators would be eliminated.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

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