1
as in arguments
an idea or opinion that is put forth in a discussion or debate
put forth the thesis that the electronic media's coverage of politics trivializes the workings of our democracy
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as in hypotheses
an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation
it is not clear how the arguments you make actually support your thesis
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Recent Examples of theses
As those expectations reset and the market got more comfortable that the theses were unchanged, both stocks and the broader AI group rebounded some from their earlier lows, pushing the S & P 500 firmly into the green.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Over the years, many students at the ILLS have written their theses about the strange phenomena surrounding Cubs losing streaks.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
All the more curious then that the majority of students referenced war zones or used their senior theses to protest governmental suppression.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Read more about that here and check out theses photos of the behemoth that carries rockets around the space center.
—Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
The discipline has built a vast array of empirical theses deep inside this single ideology—liberalism—and, in doing so, has naturalized it.
—Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Kirk has two main theses in his book, and expresses each in a very different tone.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
Sanger calls his approach the Nine Theses on Wikipedia, named after Martin Luther's 95 theses, the unveiling of which kicked off the Protestant Reformation in 1517.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
As artificial intelligence disrupts software and traditional tech cycles, many VCs are being forced to rethink their investment theses.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Over the years, many students at the ILLS have written their theses about the strange phenomena surrounding Cubs losing streaks.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
All the more curious then that the majority of students referenced war zones or used their senior theses to protest governmental suppression.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Read more about that here and check out theses photos of the behemoth that carries rockets around the space center.
—Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
The discipline has built a vast array of empirical theses deep inside this single ideology—liberalism—and, in doing so, has naturalized it.
—Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Kirk has two main theses in his book, and expresses each in a very different tone.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
Sanger calls his approach the Nine Theses on Wikipedia, named after Martin Luther's 95 theses, the unveiling of which kicked off the Protestant Reformation in 1517.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
As artificial intelligence disrupts software and traditional tech cycles, many VCs are being forced to rethink their investment theses.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for theses
Noun
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Kennedy and his allies within the Republican Party and the wider movement behind them have consistently made three arguments as to why all of us should abandon vaccination.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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For England fan Steve Grant, the biennial arguments about the song’s meaning raise a smile.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Noun
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These hypotheses are not mutually exclusive.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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There are three primary hypotheses for how birds might sense Earth’s geomagnetic field.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Nowhere is this reconciliation more evident than in the enduring contentions surrounding France’s Pacific territory of New Caledonia, also known as Kanak by its native community.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The main contentions were the state not fully funding public schools according to the state’s funding formula and an additional $10 million to support the Missouri Scholars Program, which can go toward students in private schools.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
Noun
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This crowdfunded 2017 documentary is part of that mission, collecting theories and stories from the early-‘60s through the present day that all point toward a government cover-up of the truth about aliens.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 June 2026
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The two bourbons, separated by nearly eight decades of brand history, embody distinct production philosophies and reflect different theories of what a competition-grade American whiskey should taste like.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Despite the assertions by Vance and Rossetti about demons, Baglow maintains the Catholic Church has long been open to the possibility of extraterrestrial life.—
Krysta Fauria,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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Trump continued making those assertions last week as Becerra closed in on Hilton in the governor’s race and as Republican Spencer Pratt started slipping in the Los Angeles mayoral race.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
Noun
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On occasion, artists represent dogs gently breaking out of the comforting premises of good order.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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That’s not to say, however, that there’s not a touch of Hollywood-style glamor on the premises.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
9 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Theses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theses. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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