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theorist

[thee-er-ist, theer-] / ˈθi ər ɪst, ˈθɪər- /
NOUN
philosopher
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At times, he gives off the air of a professor, donning blue blazers and short-sleeved button-down shirts as he quotes the political theorist Hannah Arendt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Do you ever get the sense that your Twitter algorithm thinks that you, yourself, are a conspiracy theorist?

From Slate • May 7, 2026

“CNN seeks to be a stethoscope attached to the hypothetical heart of the war, and to present us with its hypothetical pulse,” the French theorist Jean Baudrillard wrote, critiquing the conflict as a media spectacle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

For those who crave it, being an online conspiracy theorist is a reliable source of attention and praise, especially if they aren’t especially picky about who it’s coming from.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

To McCorkle, Sergeant Bloom had sounded a bit off-the-wall, a maverick theorist selling out the program.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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