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Recent Examples of philosophize
Samsara uses its spectacular, globetrotting 70mm footage to philosophize about life on Earth, forging connections across time, space, and place.
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Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
Sagittarius encourages us to charge into the unknown, learn about our relations to others and philosophize our place in the cosmos.
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Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
15 Dec. 2025
Importantly for our purposes here, Hammel’s character Karla has long been out and mostly likes to armchair-philosophize and make dry quips about Fire Island; amid a sea of earnest trans characters who go on emotional Journeys™, thank Christ for that.
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Samantha Allen,
Them.,
22 Aug. 2025
Not that The End of an Era is equipped to philosophize, or particularly interested in philosophizing, about pop stardom on that level.
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Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
Sagittarius encourages us to charge into the unknown, learn about our relations to others and philosophize our place in the cosmos.
—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
15 Dec. 2025
Importantly for our purposes here, Hammel’s character Karla has long been out and mostly likes to armchair-philosophize and make dry quips about Fire Island; amid a sea of earnest trans characters who go on emotional Journeys™, thank Christ for that.
—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
22 Aug. 2025
Not that The End of an Era is equipped to philosophize, or particularly interested in philosophizing, about pop stardom on that level.
—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosophize
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Authors think humans might just be able to leverage a few tools at our disposal to change the course of huge weather events.
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But in thinking about all these different groups, Krieger said a battery storage system may be a type of technology that everyone can get behind.
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To see why, readers need only contemplate the growth of wealth around the United States at all income levels.
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But Cox and other officials warned anyone contemplating attending the fireworks festivities not to bring drones – or face arrest and a $100,000 fine.
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As the show began to wrap up, Goldberg aimed to try to tie in the book, asking Vance about rationalizing his Catholic faith with a hard-line stance on immigration.
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The pope has fiercely criticized joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran and rebuked world leaders for invoking religious language to rationalize war and voiced opposition to the administration’s immigration crackdown.
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In order to understand what is happening, the reader must interpret the images and the character’s dialogue.
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Research that starts online often bears more fruit when it’s continued in person at a genealogical library, where professional genealogists and librarians can help locate and interpret records.
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Beginning in the 2030 school year, public school students will read biblical passages and learn how the Bible affected history and literature from kindergarten to 12th grade.
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Anthropic shared a striking number alongside a new product this week, and it is being read the wrong way.
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The information provided is for educational purposes and should not be construed as financial, investment or trading advice.
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That could be construed as not wanting to finish second in the group.
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“Philosophize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosophize. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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