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thought-provoking

[thawt-pruh-voh-king] / ˈθɔt prəˌvoʊ kɪŋ /


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This season, she adds, "feels almost unrecognisable" compared with the "relatable or thought-provoking teenage experiences" seen in Euphoria's earlier episodes.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

This can be thought-provoking or entertaining, and often holds power to account in the same way mainstream journalists do.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

They can be funny, sad, heartwarming, reflective, thought-provoking or surprising.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

For a while we had fun, slipping into an easy rhythm, having thought-provoking conversations and sharing things about our upbringing that affect us today and ways to break cycles.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025

Then she screwed on the cap really slowly, sort of puzzling her forehead, as though what Steph had asked was just incredibly thought-provoking or something.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth




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