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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
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.
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Elizabeth Alexander, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
The visit also draws attention to the North African origins of Augustine, who spent only five years in Italy but is often seen through a Eurocentric lens as one of the greatest Western thinkers of Christianity for his writings on truth, evil, creation and grace.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
But the visit is also drawing attention to the North African origins of Augustine, who only spent five years in Italy but is often considered through a Eurocentric lens as one of the greatest Western thinkers of Christianity for his writings on truth, evil, creation and grace.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
One answer to this, for medieval thinkers, is to train the eye to see differently.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Hazzard works for a fabulously wealthy family that has both a museum and a pair of boys she tutors in the ways of history’s great thinkers.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
Indeed, many thinkers have proposed that the self is simply an illusion or even a fictional narrative created by our brains.
—Masud Husain, Big Think, 14 Apr. 2026
Billionaire and former PayPal CEO Peter Thiel previously warned that AI is a bigger threat to technical roles than to creative thinkers.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
The eventual military failure of the Crusades posed a new theological problem to Christian thinkers.
—Anna Piela, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
Elizabeth Alexander, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
The visit also draws attention to the North African origins of Augustine, who spent only five years in Italy but is often seen through a Eurocentric lens as one of the greatest Western thinkers of Christianity for his writings on truth, evil, creation and grace.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
But the visit is also drawing attention to the North African origins of Augustine, who only spent five years in Italy but is often considered through a Eurocentric lens as one of the greatest Western thinkers of Christianity for his writings on truth, evil, creation and grace.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
One answer to this, for medieval thinkers, is to train the eye to see differently.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Hazzard works for a fabulously wealthy family that has both a museum and a pair of boys she tutors in the ways of history’s great thinkers.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
Indeed, many thinkers have proposed that the self is simply an illusion or even a fictional narrative created by our brains.
—Masud Husain, Big Think, 14 Apr. 2026
Billionaire and former PayPal CEO Peter Thiel previously warned that AI is a bigger threat to technical roles than to creative thinkers.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
The eventual military failure of the Crusades posed a new theological problem to Christian thinkers.
—Anna Piela, The Conversation, 13 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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Necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, is a devastating complication of prematurity that weighs heavily on our minds.—
Alexander Crider,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Twenty-three percent of respondents in the Emerson poll had not made up their minds about which candidate to support.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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TurboTax and FreeTaxUSA use wizards and landing pages that display tax topics to walk you through Form 1040 and its assorted forms and schedules, asking questions and moving your answers to the official IRS forms in the background.—
Kathy Yakal,
PC Magazine,
8 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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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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But that uncertainty alone should be reason enough for caution before these tools are rolled out to children whose brains are still developing.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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Experts gain valuable insights into how animal brains acquire new skills and master intricate sounds by studying vocal learning.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
17 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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But however the lawsuits play out, the issue of tech’s impact on our behavior and our psyches is top of mind for a growing number of physicians, parents, and employers—and will only get more urgent as AI plays a bigger role in our lives.—
Matthew Heimer,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
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