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as in genii
a very smart person
many of our most renowned thinkers gathered for the symposium
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as in minds
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 thinkers
Vision Artful thinkers don’t move aimlessly.
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Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Artful thinkers recognize that as well.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Solo Mindset Collaboration doesn’t happen with magical thinkers.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Sauer’s optimism seems almost to be intended as a rebuke to the dour ideal of intellectual seriousness that runs from such canonical thinkers as Arthur Schopenhauer in the nineteenth century to Theodor Adorno in the twentieth.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
In this, he was supported by a group of Chinese thinkers led by Xiao and a prodigious Shanghai academic named Wang Huning.
—Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
Thiel and Xiao are vastly different thinkers, but this only makes their commonalities more striking.
—Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
The museum is located in two of the original settlement house buildings—the Hull Home, a National Historic Landmark; and the Residents’ Dining Hall, a beautiful Arts and Crafts building that has welcomed some of the world’s most important thinkers, artists, and activists.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Having served as an innovation coach to organizations as varied as the Army Corp of Engineers, DARPA, and VA Hospitals, my experience is that there are talented, dedicated, out-of-the-box-thinkers and doers within our government.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Artful thinkers recognize that as well.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Solo Mindset Collaboration doesn’t happen with magical thinkers.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Sauer’s optimism seems almost to be intended as a rebuke to the dour ideal of intellectual seriousness that runs from such canonical thinkers as Arthur Schopenhauer in the nineteenth century to Theodor Adorno in the twentieth.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
In this, he was supported by a group of Chinese thinkers led by Xiao and a prodigious Shanghai academic named Wang Huning.
—Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
Thiel and Xiao are vastly different thinkers, but this only makes their commonalities more striking.
—Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
The museum is located in two of the original settlement house buildings—the Hull Home, a National Historic Landmark; and the Residents’ Dining Hall, a beautiful Arts and Crafts building that has welcomed some of the world’s most important thinkers, artists, and activists.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Having served as an innovation coach to organizations as varied as the Army Corp of Engineers, DARPA, and VA Hospitals, my experience is that there are talented, dedicated, out-of-the-box-thinkers and doers within our government.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinkers
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Curious how your own pet’s personality compares to these avian geniuses?Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Among birds, New Caledonian crows have risen to the top as undisputed geniuses.Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Following athletes from all over the world, this series delves deep into the psyches of those elite competitors who train to be the fastest person on the planet.Essence, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
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The inability of the people who supposedly loved that guy to express it via the truth caused what may be irreversible damage to psyches everywhere, not to mention the long-term impact on music history.Curt Steinhorst, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The call center gurus, the health system process engineers, and quality improvement wizards reading this will certainly say that the issues being experienced with call-center centralization isn’t the result of call center centralization.Sachin H. Jain, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Composed of creative visionaries, innovators, strategists, music mavens, tequila lovers, artists, writers, digital wizards, and more, Where Eagles Dare promotes and practices a collaborative approach that honors all ideas while encouraging employees to learn from their peers’ expertise.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Thinkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinkers. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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