as in theorist
a person who expresses a theory in a particular area of experience
a philosopher of freedom
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Recent Examples of philosopher
Well, the good news is that the LLMs breezed through that philosopher's problem and provided their respective answers.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The pair had interesting company there: Their neighbors were the philosophers Hannah Arendt and Baruch Spinoza and the eighth-century Chinese poet Du Fu.
—The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
Solitude is not seen as a negative word, but in the sense that philosophers, artists and artists need to be alone to work.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
For far too many believers and non-believers alike, Jesus has been reduced to a mere man—an ancient superhero/philosopher/wise man—and no more.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The pair had interesting company there: Their neighbors were the philosophers Hannah Arendt and Baruch Spinoza and the eighth-century Chinese poet Du Fu.
—The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
Solitude is not seen as a negative word, but in the sense that philosophers, artists and artists need to be alone to work.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
For far too many believers and non-believers alike, Jesus has been reduced to a mere man—an ancient superhero/philosopher/wise man—and no more.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosopher
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But while some theorists used DESI’s data to revive and sharpen intriguing theories of yesteryear, Green and others issued a warning.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2025
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But in 1997, theorists identified a puzzling exception: one particular mode appeared out of sync, an inconsistency that couldn't be explained by existing models.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Change In Vaccine Policy Occurs As New Variant Surges In Asia Public health practitioners worry that Kennedy’s directive will decrease access to COVID-19 vaccines.—
Dave Wessner,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Despite that conviction, he was appointed as a hospital practitioner the following year.—
Nicolas Vaux-Montagny,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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The Dodgers at the time hired Mizuhara, Ohtani's interpreter for the previous six seasons with the Angels.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Ryan began looking for an interpreter, but by the next day, was informed his client had been moved to another facility, further away.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
21 May 2025
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“Philosopher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosopher. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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