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as in argument
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 hypothesis
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 thesis
In the 1950s, the U.S. economy as a percentage of world GDP was 40%, and this thesis probably had some merit.
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Alan Beard, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2025
Some of that information would have taken a whole Ph.D. thesis to get before.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
But the thesis most identified with Navarro — that long-term punitive tariffs of sufficient scale and duration would force a rebirth of American manufacturing — seems to be fading into the distance once again.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
This moment of revelation should, by all rights, be the sweeping and profound thesis statement of The White Lotus’s third season.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
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Alan Beard, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2025
Some of that information would have taken a whole Ph.D. thesis to get before.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
But the thesis most identified with Navarro — that long-term punitive tariffs of sufficient scale and duration would force a rebirth of American manufacturing — seems to be fading into the distance once again.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
This moment of revelation should, by all rights, be the sweeping and profound thesis statement of The White Lotus’s third season.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thesis
Noun
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Combs’ defense team made arguments for delaying the trial up to two months, but the judge was not swayed.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Gregory, who became known as Gregory the Great, had reasons to advance such an argument.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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My central hypothesis is that true AGI can only be achieved when AI learns continuously, flexibly adapting its understanding in real time rather than relying solely on large-scale, one-time training sessions.—
Yusuf Sar,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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In one chapter, Pember explores epigenetic research into trauma, the hypothesis that trauma responses might be inherited even without changes in the DNA sequence.—
Charles Arrowsmith,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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After a brutal start to the season on the long February and March road trips against top-level competition, and despite a slew of injuries, the Huskies have put their season back together up north and played their way back into Big East and NCAA Tournament contention.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
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The eventual national champion Ohio State Buckeyes eliminated the Longhorns from playoff contention in January.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The most likely answer is that the account is run by a member of a competing stan community, but my theory is that the Blue Origin mission got in the way of Wendy’s own major technological launch on Monday, April 14: Frostys with flavor swirls in them.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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The site goes on to advance the theory that COVID-19 originated in a Wuhan lab and undermines Trump’s political rivals like Joe Biden and Andrew Cuomo.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Green’s teammate, Moses Moody, gave a sarcastic response to Brooks’ assertion.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Yet the President himself stokes fears of a slippery slope to strongman rule with his blanket assertions of power, his disregard for democratic guardrails, and his talk of running for a third term, despite the 22nd Amendment’s prohibition.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Thesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thesis. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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