1
as in arguments
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 hypotheses
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 theses
As those expectations reset and the market got more comfortable that the theses were unchanged, both stocks and the broader AI group rebounded some from their earlier lows, pushing the S & P 500 firmly into the green.
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Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
Over the years, many students at the ILLS have written their theses about the strange phenomena surrounding Cubs losing streaks.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
All the more curious then that the majority of students referenced war zones or used their senior theses to protest governmental suppression.
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Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
Read more about that here and check out theses photos of the behemoth that carries rockets around the space center.
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Roger Simmons,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
The discipline has built a vast array of empirical theses deep inside this single ideology—liberalism—and, in doing so, has naturalized it.
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Jason Blakely,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Kirk has two main theses in his book, and expresses each in a very different tone.
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Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
22 Dec. 2025
Sanger calls his approach the Nine Theses on Wikipedia, named after Martin Luther's 95 theses, the unveiling of which kicked off the Protestant Reformation in 1517.
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PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
As artificial intelligence disrupts software and traditional tech cycles, many VCs are being forced to rethink their investment theses.
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Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
Over the years, many students at the ILLS have written their theses about the strange phenomena surrounding Cubs losing streaks.
—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
All the more curious then that the majority of students referenced war zones or used their senior theses to protest governmental suppression.
—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
Read more about that here and check out theses photos of the behemoth that carries rockets around the space center.
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Roger Simmons,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
The discipline has built a vast array of empirical theses deep inside this single ideology—liberalism—and, in doing so, has naturalized it.
—
Jason Blakely,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Kirk has two main theses in his book, and expresses each in a very different tone.
—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
22 Dec. 2025
Sanger calls his approach the Nine Theses on Wikipedia, named after Martin Luther's 95 theses, the unveiling of which kicked off the Protestant Reformation in 1517.
—
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
As artificial intelligence disrupts software and traditional tech cycles, many VCs are being forced to rethink their investment theses.
—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for theses
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Trump had campaigned on restricting birthright citizenship, arguing that the citizenship clause had been misinterpreted, and attended the April 2026 oral arguments in a first for a sitting president.
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Now, after oral arguments in January, the laws will be protected.
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Science is designed to estimate risk, test hypotheses, identify patterns, and reduce the likelihood of false causal inference.
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Scientists have two hypotheses for the formation of supermassive black hole seeds.
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At the time, Sackler offered no response to these contentions.
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Nowhere is this reconciliation more evident than in the enduring contentions surrounding France’s Pacific territory of New Caledonia, also known as Kanak by its native community.
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Anderson has offered a few theories for why proximity helps.
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Several members of the Kansas City Chiefs have booked rooms at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square around July 3, sources told The Times, further fueling theories that Kelce's teammates could be gathering in New York for a major celebration.
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Beginning with its preliminary statement, the suit makes presumptuous assertions about what every Florida parent prioritizes for their children, and the audacity is striking.
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Amid celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary, assertions of the country’s religious, and specifically Christian, character have grown louder in political discourse.
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The Daily Monitor reported on Sunday that military personnel had been deployed at NMG’s premises in the capital, Kampala, and that staff were being prevented from leaving or entering the premises.
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However, the new island hotel isn't just a smart space with robots assisting human staff throughout the premises.
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“Theses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theses. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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