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as in geniuses
a very smart person
many of our most renowned thinkers gathered for the symposium
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as in minds
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 thinkers
That kind of challenge attracts world-class thinkers and doers.
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Steve Smith, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
There's a lot of talk about the Cubans and exiles and civil society outside of Cuba, but Luis Manuel is basically reminding everybody that there is this civil society inside of Cuba, that there are intellectuals and thinkers and artists and writers who are really trying to get change done in Cuba.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 14 May 2026
But of course, the sober thinkers and the shock troops feed off each other.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Talent—educating, and welcoming, the world’s most cutting-edge creative thinkers.
—Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Their parents had always encouraged them to be independent thinkers and voice their opinions.
—Alice Park, Time, 12 May 2026
The Trojan War was the foundational story of the Greeks, who are the foundational thinkers of the West, and the Gospels are the foundational moral ethos of the West.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Many thinkers have reported that key insights came to them in their dreams.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
The same despair and grief and hope as that of our contemporary artists and thinkers whose work may or may not outlive the sixth extinction.
—Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
Steve Smith, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
There's a lot of talk about the Cubans and exiles and civil society outside of Cuba, but Luis Manuel is basically reminding everybody that there is this civil society inside of Cuba, that there are intellectuals and thinkers and artists and writers who are really trying to get change done in Cuba.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 14 May 2026
But of course, the sober thinkers and the shock troops feed off each other.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Talent—educating, and welcoming, the world’s most cutting-edge creative thinkers.
—Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Their parents had always encouraged them to be independent thinkers and voice their opinions.
—Alice Park, Time, 12 May 2026
The Trojan War was the foundational story of the Greeks, who are the foundational thinkers of the West, and the Gospels are the foundational moral ethos of the West.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Many thinkers have reported that key insights came to them in their dreams.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
The same despair and grief and hope as that of our contemporary artists and thinkers whose work may or may not outlive the sixth extinction.
—Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinkers
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This has been, in no small part, because Russia’s writers have often played an antagonistic role in the efforts of Russia’s rulers to shape a particular image of the country, including Alexander Pushkin and Leo Tolstoy—arguably Russia’s two most iconic literary geniuses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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But there was also a team beyond that consisting of creative geniuses like chess grandmasters, codebreakers and human psychologists.—
Alexander Foster,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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At the same time, your minds and bodies are changing.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Almost Waking [Unheard of Hope] Mabe Fratti and Bill Orcutt’s new collaborative album began, as so many modern meetings of the minds do, with some unexpected internet chat.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
22 May 2026
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This year’s color wizards turn rooms into experiences and spaces into feelings, all with a wave of their magic wands (or paintbrushes, in this case).—
Eleni N. Gage,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 May 2026
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QuickBooks Workforce offers help with setup through wizards and other guides, online support, and personalized assistance from Intuit payroll experts.—
Kathy Yakal,
PC Magazine,
6 May 2026
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Women are compelled to suppress their desires, intellects, and emotions in Gilead.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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While the likes of Philo and Trotter have expanded upon the idea by prioritizing people whose intellects align with their brand values, Jacquemus takes it to another level.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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The group that relied exclusively on their own brains showed the highest neural connectivity, especially in alpha, theta, and delta bands—associated with creativity ideation, memory load, and semantic processing.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Soon enough, they’re joined by Thomas and oldest brother Franck, the brains of the operation, played by Magimel in a tan suit and semi-transparent shades— less flaming psychopath, more two-bit gangster given his Three Stooges-esque, family-run operation.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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This is just the latest development in a saga that has toyed with the psyches of the people who play public golf in the nation’s capital — which includes me, almost every week.—
Barry Svrluga,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The adaption is extremely faithful to the original novel, with a few liberties taken here and there to dig further into the psyches of the boys.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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