think piece
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Also called dope story. Journalism. an article, as in a magazine or journal, analyzing and giving the background of a news event or public issue, usually with the author's opinions.
Our assessments in this think piece are inherently subjective.
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an artistic work, film, etc., that stimulates thought and discussion.
a cinematic think piece on the meaning of “heroism.”
Etymology
Origin of think piece
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“Fascist isn’t quite the right category for the Empire,” opined a commenter on a 2022 think piece posted on the Online Library of Liberty.
From Salon ● May 7, 2025
Instead, the enticement of this sort of think piece delights not in the brutality of violence but in the intricacy of the artful con.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2024
Knox penned a think piece for the Atlantic in 2021, after “Stillwater” hit theaters, calling out McCarthy and Damon for making a film without her consent or knowledge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
In one of those breaks, he might produce six or seven 500-word CD reviews, a 1,000-word think piece, two 2,500-word essays and a 4,000- or 5,000-word blowout.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2022
“The show is not a think piece or anything,” Edelman said late one winter afternoon, sitting in a small West Village park in the drizzly cold.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2022
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