philosophizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of philosophize
as in thinks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosophizes
  1. thinks
  2. contemplates
  3. rationalizes
  4. reads
  5. interprets
  6. construes
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  • The second time, Ghaida thinks the Israelis may have made a mistake.
    — Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The other side thinks that landing an elite star that was recently the Best Player at the World Cup is a no brainer, with the chance to twist the knife into Real Madrid also too good to pass up.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of thinks
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  • As humanity contemplates the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change, Sulej says the story of the Mastodonsaurus offers some hope.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • This week, Gracie Abrams pens a tearjerker on mother-daughter relationships, Steve Lacy escapes the abyss of a breakup on a colossal double track, and Beabadoobee contemplates risk and reward on a fuzzy new single.
    — Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
Definition of contemplates
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  • But since neo-Brandeisian thought rejects economics as a pseudo-science that rationalizes the desires of capital owners, that objection carries little weight.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
  • But as another voter rationalizes, the sheer size of the ballot will do more harm than good in the long run.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of rationalizes
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  • The person who reads a stack of newsletters before breakfast gets treated as diligent, and the person who scrolls for an hour and calls it research gets away with it entirely.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The character — usually someone who can at least embody the spirit of the salt and pepper, smoothie-loving athlete — reads from a binder before being pulled around by cast in a lightning-fast recap of his solo episode.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of reads
Verb
  • Then, as homes are sold, responsibility passes to an HOA board that interprets, enforces and sometimes amends the rules.
    — Daniel Kramer, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But then again, the market doesn’t have a great grasp yet on how Warsh interprets new data.
    — Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of interprets
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  • Critics said the report essentially equates one stand of conservative Christianity to be representative of Christians overall, then construes policy disagreements to be persecution.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • That said, its capacity to pass laws is constrained when the Guardian Council construes them as contradicting or conflicting with the constitution and religion.
    — Eric Lob, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of construes
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