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philosophize

[fi-los-uh-fahyz] / fɪˈlɒs əˌfaɪz /


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After Hal and Josie’s meet-cute, they see sights blandly, philosophize blandly, blandly tiptoe around the notion of romance, and criticize each other — yes, blandly, but with an occasional touch of “salty” language.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2022

His writing, she added, made people “free to philosophize in a way that, to paraphrase Mills’ first intellectual hero Marx, seeks not merely to describe the world, but to transform it.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2021

Socrates loved to stroll and philosophize, and Aristotle taught his classes while he walked up and down the walkways of the Lyceum.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2021

The stories wander from place to place, as each character gets a chance to opine, philosophize or justify their vices.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2018

He did not philosophize about the law or his responsibilities, but Tom noticed that he always maintained the same manner, no matter whether the prisoners were black or white or Mexican.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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