think piece
noun
: a piece of writing meant to be thought-provoking and speculative that consists chiefly of background material and personal opinion and analysis
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The moment — delivered by Steinfeld’s character Mary on a humid New Orleans train platform — was clipped, memed and replayed across TikTok, igniting think pieces and parodies alike.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
In the afterglow of the finale, outlets hit publish on SEO-bait around who did what, and clumsy think pieces like this one followed.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Now Tipping is more than delivering on that promise with executive producer Jordan Peele’s brainy, raw-nerved sports/horror think piece.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Then the video went viral, spawning memes, speculation and think pieces on the nature of privacy in a digital age.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
In the afterglow of the finale, outlets hit publish on SEO-bait around who did what, and clumsy think pieces like this one followed.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Now Tipping is more than delivering on that promise with executive producer Jordan Peele’s brainy, raw-nerved sports/horror think piece.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Then the video went viral, spawning memes, speculation and think pieces on the nature of privacy in a digital age.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Think piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20piece. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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