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In the 1920s, the Bolshevik economic theorist and Communist Party darling Nikolai Bukharin was one of Stalin’s closest allies.
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Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025
Fashion theorist, professor and curator Maria Luisa Frisa attributed her lifelong interest and passion for fashion to Armani and his sister Rosanna, working on the Emporio Armani magazine with them years ago.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
Laura Mulvey, the film theorist and filmmaker best known for her seminal essay Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema, will be awarded a BFI Fellowship.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
As governor of the nation’s most populous state who portrays himself as a cutting-edge political theorist, Newsom has obvious advantages in seeking more name recognition.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
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Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025
Fashion theorist, professor and curator Maria Luisa Frisa attributed her lifelong interest and passion for fashion to Armani and his sister Rosanna, working on the Emporio Armani magazine with them years ago.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
Laura Mulvey, the film theorist and filmmaker best known for her seminal essay Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema, will be awarded a BFI Fellowship.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
As governor of the nation’s most populous state who portrays himself as a cutting-edge political theorist, Newsom has obvious advantages in seeking more name recognition.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for theorist
Noun
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Miller says that rejecting God, as philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche warned, ultimately leads to rejecting the value of human life.—
Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Then there are the references and citations, which run the gamut from 20th century German philosophers to the New Testament.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rather, the album sounds and feels like it was made by thoughtful practitioners of a genre, not tourists attempting to tap into nostalgia, using disco as an incisive tool of commentary on the now.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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At the heart of the program is the Next Design Lab, a collaborative hub with studios, mentoring spaces and workshops where students learn alongside practitioners.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Oct. 2025
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