1
as in argument
an idea or opinion that is put forth in a discussion or debate
put forth the thesis that the electronic media's coverage of politics trivializes the workings of our democracy
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as in hypothesis
an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation
it is not clear how the arguments you make actually support your thesis
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Recent Examples of thesis
Our Regime Change thesis of faster nominal growth and a higher resting heart rate for inflation continues to gain momentum.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
The thesis below outlines the risks inherent in this speculative stock before the crash.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Haley Mlotek nobly pushes forth a thesis statement for this very genre in her debut memoir, referencing other artists (Leslie Jamison, Sarah Manguso, and Jenny Offill) who have made their work out of the wreckages of their marriages.
—Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
Borger was raised in Brooklyn, and moved to Paris in 1977 to work on his doctoral thesis.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
The thesis below outlines the risks inherent in this speculative stock before the crash.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Haley Mlotek nobly pushes forth a thesis statement for this very genre in her debut memoir, referencing other artists (Leslie Jamison, Sarah Manguso, and Jenny Offill) who have made their work out of the wreckages of their marriages.
—Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
Borger was raised in Brooklyn, and moved to Paris in 1977 to work on his doctoral thesis.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for thesis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thesis
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Prosecutors have accused Mayers of shooting Terrell Ephron, a.k.a. ASAP Relli, on a Hollywood street corner after a heated argument on Nov. 6, 2021.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Shyne makes a forceful argument through just letting the audience be absorbed with a way of life.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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Previous observations suggested that these permanent shadows might host frozen water, an exciting hypothesis that the BepiColombo mission is set to investigate further.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Jan. 2025
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Some of Oppenheimer’s hypothesis may already be becoming reality.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Why This Matters The ESA, enacted in 1973 to safeguard vulnerable species and their habitats, has long been a focal point of contention.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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The key to that was elite special teams, namely a top power play that has proven to be the team’s bread and butter during their recent stretch of contention.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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The theory dates to An Emerging Democratic Majority, an influential 2002 book by political scientists John B. Judis and Ruy Teixeira.—
Jane Hong / Made by History,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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All three men were national and international icons whose assassinations — and the theories swirling around them — became the stuff of books, movies, controversy, and the pages of history itself.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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Yet those assertions feel hollow for homeowners whose own, often extensive, mitigation spending is routinely ignored by insurance companies.—
Carmen Balber,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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The judge acknowledged that there was a possibility of some false accusations, but cited the government’s assertion that more than 40 women had made similar allegations.—
Debra Kamin,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Thesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thesis. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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