as in theorist
a person who expresses a theory in a particular area of experience
a philosopher of freedom
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In the words of one of the early internet’s greatest philosophers, leave Brittany alone.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
The trend, Simon May, a philosopher and the author of The Power of Cute, told me, might have been born of a postwar rejection of overt aggression: After World War II, cute aesthetics were one way that Japan revamped its public-facing image.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2025
For example, a number of ancient Greek philosophers, most notably Pythagoras, advocated for a vegetarian diet.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 4 Aug. 2025
This is the work for Clark and the other ICCS philosophers.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
The trend, Simon May, a philosopher and the author of The Power of Cute, told me, might have been born of a postwar rejection of overt aggression: After World War II, cute aesthetics were one way that Japan revamped its public-facing image.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2025
For example, a number of ancient Greek philosophers, most notably Pythagoras, advocated for a vegetarian diet.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 4 Aug. 2025
This is the work for Clark and the other ICCS philosophers.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosopher
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Near the back of the Buck sat the biological theorist Aubrey de Grey, stroking a beard the size of a beagle.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Much to the disappointment of eager theorists, Paytas' second child, Elvis, was born with no one to reincarnate in May of 2024.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Companies or individual practitioners found to be in violation of the law could face fines of up to $10,000 per offense.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
6 Aug. 2025
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South Carolina is not among the 23 states that ban conversion therapy, and those bans apply only to services given to minors by licensed practitioners, not to adults in private or religious settings.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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The session, which lasted over two hours, included only top diplomats and interpreters.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement Their meeting was also attended by Trump’s then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Putin’s minister of foreign affairs Sergey Lavrov and two interpreters.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Philosopher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosopher. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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