philosophizes

verb

Definition of philosophizesnext
present tense third-person singular of philosophize
as in thinks

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  1. thinks
  2. reads
  3. interprets
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  • Just remember, whatever one person thinks, roughly half the nation thinks otherwise.
    Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Roger Valdez thinks, writes, works on housing, and advocates for progressive supply side solutions to inflation.
    Roger Valdez, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of thinks
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  • The title of this proficiently tense, lo-fi time-travel crime thriller reads like a promise of change, of overcoming past mistakes with the hope of an improved future.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The whole thing reads as if it is being delivered by someone looking down over their glasses with their hands on their hips like a parent lecturing a child.
    Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of reads
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  • Sound Therapy Sound therapy can help change how your brain interprets sound or mask tinnitus with other noise.
    Carley Millhone, Health, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Also of note, a short drive from Sharon Springs, is the Iroquois Museum, with the world’s largest collection of contemporary Iroquois art as well as a 45-acre nature park that preserves and interprets the history of the area’s Indigenous people.
    Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
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