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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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 Op-eds and think pieces questioned how her empire of positivity could harbor such toxicity. Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for think piece

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First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of think piece was in 1941

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“Think piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20piece. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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