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also philosophic
as in analytical
being, given to, or marked by deep thinking especially about fundamental questions of the world
A philosophical person by nature, she spent many hours in deep thought about the great mysteries of life.
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Recent Examples of philosophical
From a tense two-hander and a teen heist movie to a NSFW alien tale and a philosophical road trip from Hell, these titles played well on the big screen and deserve releases to serve the masses.
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William Earl, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
This is a philosophical argument.
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2025
So, here are three philosophical benefits to pessimism.
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2025
The core of the showdown, illustrating the philosophical difference between the coaches, is that Florida wants to be elite on offense and great on defense.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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William Earl, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
This is a philosophical argument.
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2025
So, here are three philosophical benefits to pessimism.
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2025
The core of the showdown, illustrating the philosophical difference between the coaches, is that Florida wants to be elite on offense and great on defense.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosophical
Adjective
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Rajula Srivastava, for contributions in harmonic analysis and analytic number theory, including contributions to the problem of counting rational points near smooth manifolds.—
Alex Cramer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2025
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The breakthrough for me ... for the analytic people to consistently be able to measure where the ball's hitting each player's bat, and design bats specifically for each hitter, is just brilliant.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This cannot be explained only by logical arguments or dry legal language.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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But Robert John’s path on the charts had never exactly been a logical one.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Rajula Srivastava, for contributions in harmonic analysis and analytic number theory, including contributions to the problem of counting rational points near smooth manifolds.—
Alex Cramer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2025
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There is no rational analysis that would lead one to the conclusion that a President would single-handedly decide to blow up a century’s worth of globalization on a chilly Wednesday afternoon in April.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Philosophical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosophical. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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