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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
Many thinkers have reported that key insights came to them in their dreams.
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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
Featuring some of the world’s greatest athletes, adventurers and thinkers.
—William Earl, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Martin Gutmann Learn from the world's biggest thinkers.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Other Catholic thinkers, though, worry this might be too sanguine, and hope the Church will take a stronger stand against AI.
—Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
But Snead and McVey aren’t conventional thinkers.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Yet while there was much Latin American anti-imperialist thinkers could agree on, there were also profound divergences between them.
—Tony Wood, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
As one of the nation’s most consequential legal thinkers and scholars, Heather Gerken has long directed her fierce intellect toward defending free and fair elections, a strong civic architecture, and the rule of law.
—Elizabeth Alexander, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
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
Featuring some of the world’s greatest athletes, adventurers and thinkers.
—William Earl, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Martin Gutmann Learn from the world's biggest thinkers.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Other Catholic thinkers, though, worry this might be too sanguine, and hope the Church will take a stronger stand against AI.
—Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
But Snead and McVey aren’t conventional thinkers.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Yet while there was much Latin American anti-imperialist thinkers could agree on, there were also profound divergences between them.
—Tony Wood, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
As one of the nation’s most consequential legal thinkers and scholars, Heather Gerken has long directed her fierce intellect toward defending free and fair elections, a strong civic architecture, and the rule of law.
—Elizabeth Alexander, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinkers
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Like nuclear-fission research, machine learning was a small scientific field with epochal implications which was dominated by a cadre of eccentric geniuses.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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And when the battleground is AI and art, geniuses often seem like The Good Guys.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
6 Apr. 2026
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Bike activists in this city have, to our minds, successfully enhanced the lot of cyclists in Chicago and are fully entitled to keep pushing for more reasonable improvements.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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His ability to read the game was certainly evident, especially as the contest drifted on, with players saddled with tired legs and minds.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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That won't mean much to most gamers or even most PC enthusiasts, but for memory-tuning wizards like 1usmus, more levers to pull in overclocking and timing adjustments may make more capable memory overclocks possible in the future.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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This one just happens to involve wizards, goblins, and one savage, half-blind dragon.—
Séamas O'Reilly,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 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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That should help ensure that when two Sabi users think of typing out a particular word, the exact same word appears on screen – despite the signals from their brains potentially differing somewhat.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 May 2026
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Co-written with veteran author Lin Oliver, the book incorporates the tools of MindUP, Hawn's mental health program, which teaches students about their brains and how to regulate emotions.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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For now, perhaps if our former trivia host returns to the bar, maybe a sense of normalcy can regulate our psyches once again.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Khorus Harmonia hatched organically, a lot having to do with the seismic changes contracting Hollywood and runaway production that is roiling the psyches of everyone who makes a living in its ecosystem.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Thinkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinkers. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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