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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
Evolving risks, shifting business models, emerging technologies—especially the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI)—and increasing regulatory complexity require professionals in this field to be agile lifelong learners and critical thinkers.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
For thinkers like Ratti, the time for stopping or slowing climate change has passed, and the time for climate adaptation is upon us.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
The French thinker Alexis de Tocqueville observed early American juries at work.
—Richard Lorren Jolly, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Revolutionary agreements often begin with conversations that conventional thinkers consider unrealistic.
—semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There’s an amazing thinker and abolitionist named Mariame Kaba who is famous for saying that hope is a discipline.
—Maria Reva
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
In contrast to the widespread and often overheated embrace of AI in the media and in industry, a small group of influential practitioners and thinkers are raising notes of caution.
—Randy Bean, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This mass misconception illustrates a real problem with trying to explain a deep science concept using compromises; a motivated thinker will take the compromise as truth and push forward, often drawing a perfectly reasonable, but wrong, conclusion.
—Don Lincoln, Big Think, 29 Aug. 2025
This capacity to cause significant changes rapidly may help explain sudden evolutionary leaps, a concept popularized by thinkers such as Richard Dawkins.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
For thinkers like Ratti, the time for stopping or slowing climate change has passed, and the time for climate adaptation is upon us.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
The French thinker Alexis de Tocqueville observed early American juries at work.
—Richard Lorren Jolly, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Revolutionary agreements often begin with conversations that conventional thinkers consider unrealistic.
—semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There’s an amazing thinker and abolitionist named Mariame Kaba who is famous for saying that hope is a discipline.
—Maria Reva
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
In contrast to the widespread and often overheated embrace of AI in the media and in industry, a small group of influential practitioners and thinkers are raising notes of caution.
—Randy Bean, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This mass misconception illustrates a real problem with trying to explain a deep science concept using compromises; a motivated thinker will take the compromise as truth and push forward, often drawing a perfectly reasonable, but wrong, conclusion.
—Don Lincoln, Big Think, 29 Aug. 2025
This capacity to cause significant changes rapidly may help explain sudden evolutionary leaps, a concept popularized by thinkers such as Richard Dawkins.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinker
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In a TikTok video, the owners posted charming footage showing the tiny feline's surprising genius, leaving viewers delighted and amazed at her climbing skills.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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The genius isn't in the execution details, though those matter.—
Allen Adamson,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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When travelers think of luxurious travel, buses aren't necessarily top of mind.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lonely nights and a racing mind spiraled him into a deep depression.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Directed by Oleksandr Kirienko, the plot centers on Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus and the Ancient Spirit of Winter, who compete for the title of chief wizard of Christmas.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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Mentor Students In Underserved Communities Create a mentorship program where tech wizards guide students in underserved communities.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Founded by Keith and Brooke Desserich who lost their 5-year-old daughter Elena to brain cancer, The Cure Starts Now first worked with Graeter's in 2007 to develop an ice cream flavor in honor of the couple's daughter, called Elena’s Blueberry Pie ice cream.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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The brain is surrounded by a layer of tightly joined cells, called the blood-brain barrier, that acts as a bouncer turning away any substances deemed unworthy of accessing our most precious resource.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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His daughter mirrored his parvenue of a wife, a woman beneath him not in station but rather in intellect, someone easily affected and prone to childlike ideas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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This survey does not measure intellect.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While the original Twilight novel focuses on Bella uncovering the mystery behind her attraction to Edward and his initial aversion to her, Midnight Sun offers a deeper look into Edward’s psyche and the overall mythology of Meyer’s vampires.—
Braedon Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Hooker believes the bombing of Hamburg, Operation Gomorrah, drove Lagerfeld to escape into his creative psyche.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Several of President Donald Trump‘s firings of independent agency heads have made their way through the Supreme Court‘s emergency docket, but Tuesday’s ruling in a federal appeals court likely moves the justices closer to overturning a 90-year precedent on the issue.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Would any self-respecting show really risk insulting the viewer’s intelligence so flagrantly?—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Tariff anxieties continue to weigh on family office deal-making, which sunk in August by nearly 50% on a year-over-year basis, according to the private wealth intelligence platform.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Thinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinker. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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