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as in topic
a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition)
this dance piece deals with the timeless themes of birth and death
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as in article
a short piece of writing done as a school exercise
please write a one page theme on the main character of this book
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as in essay
a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view
the magazine will award a scholarship to the student who writes the best theme on the concept of personal freedom
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Recent Examples of theme
Sanders' post echoes a consistently Christian theme that the family has exuded throughout the situation.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Rather than encourage students to make meaningful connections between the lives of fictional characters and their own, the New Critics taught them to search for structure, symbolism, and theme.
—Alexander Manshel, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
Shah hopes audiences will take away several themes from the film.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
The rest of the exhibition comprises new works exploring celestial themes, which is particularly apt given one of the community’s myths: that women used to live in the sky as stars and would travel down to earth on woven chaguar ropes to dine on fishermen’s catch.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Rather than encourage students to make meaningful connections between the lives of fictional characters and their own, the New Critics taught them to search for structure, symbolism, and theme.
—Alexander Manshel, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
Shah hopes audiences will take away several themes from the film.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
The rest of the exhibition comprises new works exploring celestial themes, which is particularly apt given one of the community’s myths: that women used to live in the sky as stars and would travel down to earth on woven chaguar ropes to dine on fishermen’s catch.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for theme
Noun
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Promotion had been the hot topic of conversation for days in North Wales.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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While Liverpool are cruising to the Premier League title, there has been one topic dominating the conversation; the future of Trent Alexander-Arnold.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article 3 min Meghan Markle stopped to smell the roses on Sunday with her two children.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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This article is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, legal, or cryptocurrency advice.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the celebrated documentary No Other Land, has published a new essay about being beaten and degraded by Israeli settlers, then blindfolded and detained at an army base, just weeks after winning an Academy Award.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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Along with Marcus Aurelius, Seneca is likely the best known of the Stoic philosophers, and his Letters From A Stoic continues to be a relevant essay almost 2,000 years after publication.—
Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Another motif of this season is how many of these directors’ later films are not readily available.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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That space wraps around to a fireside den with a desk and a window seat, plus a dining area that has a buffet topped with custom leaded-glass panels sporting a butterfly and hummingbird motif.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
22 Apr. 2025
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But what looks lean on paper is proving increasingly costly at the top.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2025
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According to a new paper published in the journal Current Biology, the observational data is the first evidence of the sharing of alcoholic foods among nonhuman great apes in the wild.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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Holdings is in discussions with investors to raise about $20 billion, Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.—
Vinay Dwivedi,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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Your homeowners’ association cannot just deny your requests and expect that to be the end of the matter.—
Jill Terreri Ramos,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Then, after young mothers and children who had just arrived shared their stories, the Holy Father returned to the sister who had been mentioned before.—
Mireya Villarreal,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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As Catholics mourn the death of Pope Francis and reflect on the pontiff's legacy as a reformer, questions are emerging about who might follow the 266th leader of the church.—
Katie Landeck,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The question looming on many minds around the world following the death of Pope Francis on Monday is who will become the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Theme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theme. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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