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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
Peter is a visual thinker, a photographic talker, describing his surroundings with a precise and artistic eye.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
Greek Revival Greece and its ancient thinkers play a big role.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
This program prepares students to be leaders who are critical, analytical thinkers who know how to understand and respond to today’s complex global threats.
—Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
The new infrastructure will empower more thinkers to intuit new possibilities and build out new systems.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
This multi-day gathering invites spiritual leaders, renowned scholars and creative thinkers from around the world to engage in a thoughtful and insightful dialogue on pressing social issues.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Walz, though, pointed to the rise of some left-leaning thinkers over the past year like Hasan Piker, a popular commentator who streams on gaming platform Twitch.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Highly creative thinkers seem to modulate these transitions more flexibly and fluently.
—Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
In the decades after his death, Ludwig Wittgenstein came to be seen as one of the leading thinkers of the century.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
Greek Revival Greece and its ancient thinkers play a big role.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
This program prepares students to be leaders who are critical, analytical thinkers who know how to understand and respond to today’s complex global threats.
—Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
The new infrastructure will empower more thinkers to intuit new possibilities and build out new systems.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
This multi-day gathering invites spiritual leaders, renowned scholars and creative thinkers from around the world to engage in a thoughtful and insightful dialogue on pressing social issues.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Walz, though, pointed to the rise of some left-leaning thinkers over the past year like Hasan Piker, a popular commentator who streams on gaming platform Twitch.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Highly creative thinkers seem to modulate these transitions more flexibly and fluently.
—Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
In the decades after his death, Ludwig Wittgenstein came to be seen as one of the leading thinkers of the century.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinker
Noun
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Sliced bread, the wheel, the wrap dress—some genius was responsible for all of them.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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This genius quiche method trades the rolling and fluting pie dough fuss for a simple pat-in-the-pan crust.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Like, rot-your-mind, hindbrain stimulation, violence/gore/goofy villains-type fun.—
Lily Osler,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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However, the threat to personal safety while attending college can linger in the back of a student’s mind, potentially stoking fear among those who are just trying to earn their education.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Who were the ad wizards who came up with that one?—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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This wizard doesn’t even use a curtain.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Doctors at Mass General Hospital were able to diagnose her with acute necrotizing encephalopathy, a rare illness linked to the flu that causes the brain to swell and for the body to kill brain cells.—
Logan Hall,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The refrigerator-sized satellite—equipped with an AI brain—was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into a very precise and particular orbit.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The persecution of Trotsky and the Moscow Trials, which caused a rift in the American left, revealed the weakness of Cowley’s party-line political thinking, just as all his other work demonstrated the scope of his literary intellect.—
Vince Passaro,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Mister Terrific emerges as one of Superman’s smartest anchors, threading intellect through a story preoccupied with power, trust, and what the world expects its heroes to be.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Winning countless Emmys and two Golden Globes for Best Miniseries or Television Film in 2017 and 2019, FX's anthology series American Crime Story dives into infamous historical transgressions ingrained in the American psyche.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Jan. 2026
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Much of the area along Israel’s border with Gaza is made up of kibbutzim, and the communities have played an important part in the national psyche throughout the country’s existence.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Several districts in Kyiv were hit in the attack and an emergency medical aid worker was among those killed, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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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,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Many of these soldiers are still involved in supporting Ukraine, including by providing intelligence, logistics, and training assistance worth at least tens of billions per year.—
Jennifer Kavanagh,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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The hackers accessed emails for staffers on the China, foreign affairs, intelligence, and armed services committees, according to a new Financial Times report.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Thinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinker. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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