1
as in argument
an idea or opinion that is put forth in a discussion or debate
put forth the thesis that the electronic media's coverage of politics trivializes the workings of our democracy
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2
as in hypothesis
an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation
it is not clear how the arguments you make actually support your thesis
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Recent Examples of thesis
Cialdini’s thesis is that there are six fundamental principles of persuasion.
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Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Series co-creator and star Stephen Graham explained to Netflix on the core thesis of the series.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2025
The firm’s thesis in entering sports then was that clubs would need capital to help rebound from the pandemic.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Ensuring this technology stack is mature and affordable needs to be our central thesis and goal.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Series co-creator and star Stephen Graham explained to Netflix on the core thesis of the series.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2025
The firm’s thesis in entering sports then was that clubs would need capital to help rebound from the pandemic.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Ensuring this technology stack is mature and affordable needs to be our central thesis and goal.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thesis
Noun
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Apologizing for your role in an argument—which doesn’t mean taking all of the blame—is a shortcut to a peaceful resolution.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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The judge declined to adopt his tentative at the end of the hour-long arguments and instead set a follow-up hearing for further argument on April 7.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Refraining from adding personal conjecture or hypotheses might reduce any bias LLMs bring into their calculations.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The objective was to confuse enemy U-boat captains trying to determine the speed and direction of those ships, and a 1919 study seemed to support that hypothesis.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The team is banking on the recovery of ace Brandon Woodruff from shoulder surgery and Christian Yelich from back surgery to bring them back into contention.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Grade: ❌ 🔥 Miami Marlins This year’s bold prediction: Coming off Tommy John surgery, Sandy Alcantara will be in prime form and in Cy Young contention until he’s traded to an American League team in late July.—
Johnny Flores Jr.,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Now, an actor has shot down the most prevalent finale theory about her character explicitly.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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No theory about what Facebook should be in the world.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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But, characteristic of Schliemann’s assertions, there was little hard evidence to back up his sweeping claims.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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At the time, Democrat senators pushed back against the assertion.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Thesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thesis. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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