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as in genius
a very smart person
many of our most renowned thinkers gathered for the symposium
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as in mind
the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons
loves crossword puzzles, bridge, and other pastimes that makes her use the old thinker
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Recent Examples of thinker
The festival gathers experts, speakers and thinkers from the worlds of music, film, TV, tech and culture.
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Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
Yet these thinkers remained exceptions.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
This was a pre-internet era, Smith noted, and searching souls were turning to books or New Age thinkers for guidance.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 1 June 2026
And Su is not alone in believing big thinkers will stay afloat in the AI revolution; Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has emphasized that beyond being tech savvy, professionals need to leverage human skills like judgement and creativity to win out.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Florida state senators are following Washington’s lead in backing research to solve one of the great mysteries of the universe, one that has confounded great thinkers through time.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2026
The founders of these companies are systems-level thinkers in the most literal sense.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Shares of Nebius Group surged Thursday after Aschenbrenner's hedge fund, Situational Awareness, disclosed a major stake in the Dutch cloud-computing provider, giving investors a fresh glimpse into how one of the AI industry's emerging thinkers is betting on the sector's future.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 28 May 2026
The neo-Brandeisian thinkers Warren recruited into the administration represented the movement’s brightest minds and most energetic administrators.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
Yet these thinkers remained exceptions.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
This was a pre-internet era, Smith noted, and searching souls were turning to books or New Age thinkers for guidance.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 1 June 2026
And Su is not alone in believing big thinkers will stay afloat in the AI revolution; Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has emphasized that beyond being tech savvy, professionals need to leverage human skills like judgement and creativity to win out.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Florida state senators are following Washington’s lead in backing research to solve one of the great mysteries of the universe, one that has confounded great thinkers through time.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2026
The founders of these companies are systems-level thinkers in the most literal sense.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Shares of Nebius Group surged Thursday after Aschenbrenner's hedge fund, Situational Awareness, disclosed a major stake in the Dutch cloud-computing provider, giving investors a fresh glimpse into how one of the AI industry's emerging thinkers is betting on the sector's future.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 28 May 2026
The neo-Brandeisian thinkers Warren recruited into the administration represented the movement’s brightest minds and most energetic administrators.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinker
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The transformative cover that emerged was the brainchild of Arif Mardin, a genius producer who recognized the song’s untapped potential.—
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson,
VIBE.com,
7 June 2026
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But Head’s true genius—and that of his character—lay in quietly filling in the gaps in every scene, working with his fellow castmates to weave a complete tapestry.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 June 2026
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However, bright, clever ideas also might spring up in your mind.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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With this in mind, researchers ran some simulations to explore how all that jostling for position might have affected the moons of Jupiter and Uranus in particular — and the results suggest that these two planets' moons only survived that tumultuous time because of a giant planet that didn't.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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Skeletor, who was a human being named Keldor, is a wizard who uses mind control, among other abilities, to get his way from his hub on Snake Mountain.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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My old colleague Ben Morris, a statistical wizard, used to tell me that 10 games of a season generally produces enough data to have a good idea of how good a team would be.—
Kyle Wagner,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
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The game, which was developed in mid-19th century China, requires mental focus and strategic thinking, providing a perfect workout for the brain.—
Lauren Pastrana,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The company also flags baseline cardiac disease, abnormal ECG, arrhythmia, prior cervical vagotomy, abnormal cervical anatomy, brain tumor or aneurysm history, head trauma, syncope, seizures and nickel allergy as unevaluated risks.—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Luna spends the day in the socially conscious sign of Aquarius, shifting the emotional tone toward intellect, perspective, eccentricity and detachment.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Mesoudi, who was not involved in the new study, agrees that cultural evolution was probably a key to human success while noting that the secret sauce could instead turn out to be social cooperation, language, individual intellect, or some combination of these factors.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
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From junior games on pitches every weekend, to crowds piling into pubs to watch England play the World Cup, football, as it is called outside of the United States, is deeply ingrained in the British national psyche.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Ramsay speeds through many of the action shots to instead focus on Joe’s psyche.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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From the Neolithic rock art of what is now Libya to ancient Egypt, China and India, to medieval and Renaissance Europe, creatures at borderlands of what was taken to be civilization were represented as cynocephalic, that is, humans with dog heads.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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In the gallery, Austin's brother, Hunter Metcalf, lowered his head into his hands, visibly shaken.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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More vocal proponents of the statute include the top Republicans and Democrats on the intelligence committees, as well as congressional leaders in both chambers.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The military had to blow up two of its own special operations aircraft on the ground in Iran during the covert mission, which involved hundreds of American military and intelligence personnel, including special operations forces.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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“Thinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinker. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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