think piece
nounDefinition of think piece
: a piece of writing meant to be thought-provoking and speculative that consists chiefly of background material and personal opinion and analysis
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The stakes became higher, and the show, flaws and all, became a landmark LGBTQ+ TV program that has spurred some think pieces. — Marcus Jones, EW.com, "Are You the One? EP talks sexually fluid cast: 'I could've done five seasons of this' at once," 10 Sep. 2019 Ever since Stranger Things’ 2016 breakout, two versions of the Nashville native have powered a cottage industry of Twitter threads, fan speculation, and think pieces. — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, "Stranger Things Star Natalia Dyer On The Upside-Down Of Fame," 4 July 2019 That twist enraged disappointed fans and launched a thousand think pieces about how her arc went so terribly wrong. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Review: Jessica Jones S3 is flawed but packs a powerful payoff in the end," 24 June 2019 Endless think pieces have been written about whether journalists are too beholden to Twitter, and debated at length on, well, Twitter. — Kelsey Piper, Vox, "Hyped-up science is a problem. One clever Twitter account is pushing back.," 15 June 2019 Numerous think pieces and hot takes have already dissected how podcasts have eaten the world in the past few years. — Rachel King, Fortune, "Chef Marcus Samuelsson Wants to Redefine Cookbooks Through Audiobooks," 29 June 2019 Love for the character has sparked plenty of memes and think pieces over the years. — Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, "Parent Trap On-Screen Enemies Elaine Hendrix and Lisa Ann Walter Showed up to Tony Awards as BFFs," 14 June 2019 So yes, all of the think pieces and Ted Talks are true: Women should negotiate more. — Glamour, "Those Negotiation Skills That Scored You a Raise? Here's How Else You Can Put Them to Work," 24 Apr. 2019 There’s one in particular where a comedian named Sam Morril — great comedian, just had a special on Comedy Central — he got slammed with a think piece by someone who saw him, who really crushed him for telling a rape joke. — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "Comedian Chris Gethard on offensive humor: tell the jokes, but don’t police the response," 30 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'think piece.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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