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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
Some thinkers, like the author and journalist Thomas L Friedman, propose that–in a world where the internet has made information so readily available–IQ is outweighed by curiosity when it’s combined with passion.
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Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
By cross-pollinating different groups of thinkers, Seth disturbs the pattern-completion machinery of each mind, clearing the ground for alternative insights to land.
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Dylan Black, a SDA freshman who took the pilot course this year, said the class allowed students to learn more about each other and also become better debaters and thinkers.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Many of the attendees, which included artists and thinkers Richard Bruce Nugent, Arna Bontemps, Eubie Blake, Leigh Whipper, and Aaron Douglas, had not seen each other for 50 years.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
Leader of the Pink Tide Chávez, a former army officer inspired by Marxist thinkers and revolutionaries such as Simón Bolivar and Fidel Castro, was one of the most consequential political figures in recent Latin American history.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Maryland’s economic competitiveness depends on cultivating thinkers, innovators and leaders.
—Roz Cauthen, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2026
Vision Artful thinkers don’t move aimlessly.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Sauer’s optimism seems almost to be intended as a rebuke to the dour ideal of intellectual seriousness that runs from such canonical thinkers as Arthur Schopenhauer in the nineteenth century to Theodor Adorno in the twentieth.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
By cross-pollinating different groups of thinkers, Seth disturbs the pattern-completion machinery of each mind, clearing the ground for alternative insights to land.
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Dylan Black, a SDA freshman who took the pilot course this year, said the class allowed students to learn more about each other and also become better debaters and thinkers.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Many of the attendees, which included artists and thinkers Richard Bruce Nugent, Arna Bontemps, Eubie Blake, Leigh Whipper, and Aaron Douglas, had not seen each other for 50 years.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
Leader of the Pink Tide Chávez, a former army officer inspired by Marxist thinkers and revolutionaries such as Simón Bolivar and Fidel Castro, was one of the most consequential political figures in recent Latin American history.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Maryland’s economic competitiveness depends on cultivating thinkers, innovators and leaders.
—Roz Cauthen, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2026
Vision Artful thinkers don’t move aimlessly.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Sauer’s optimism seems almost to be intended as a rebuke to the dour ideal of intellectual seriousness that runs from such canonical thinkers as Arthur Schopenhauer in the nineteenth century to Theodor Adorno in the twentieth.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinkers
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The full class spans genres and features modern geniuses who are making it in early alongside stalwarts of the industry who have scored hits over the course of decades.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2026
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Luckily, the writers [Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney] are geniuses and so funny.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Jan. 2026
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But for the mother-daughter pair, their minds were on Minneapolis and how federal agents have handled immigration enforcement.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Mescal, Keoghan, Quinn, and Dickinson are each headlining their own respective Beatles film, which will dive deep into the minds of the Liverpudlian lads who changed music forever.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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Everything culminates in a climactic scene in the Shrieking Shack, where the truth about the two Animagi (wizards who can turn into animals) is revealed, plus Sirius Black (Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù) comes clean as a friend of Harry’s parents who can also turn into a black dog.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2026
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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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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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Their brains are dramatically different in size, structure, and function.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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The skin, guts, and brains are the same but made of different things.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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The sometimes unbearable suspense of wondering what will happen next can propel even the most mediocre thriller movies forward, and the best ones can use that tension to also probe deep into the psyches of our protagonists.—
Ilana Gordon,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Dec. 2025
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Highlights include an abstract documentary of a mother-daughter trip to Taiwan, an examination of war correspondents’ psyches, and a bygone public-radio show meant to promote reading.—
Benjamin Cannon,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2025
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