thought-provoking
adjective
: causing people to think seriously about something
a thought-provoking article
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Earlier in their conversation, the Kiss of the Spider Woman star admitted that Dave Franco and Alison Brie’s thought-provoking 2025 horror film Together was an exception to her rule about not liking horror movies.
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Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Nothing beats growing your LinkedIn account by sharing genuinely valuable and thought-provoking content in the first place.
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Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
The Lounge hosts rotating art exhibits, spotlighting thought-provoking pieces like ceramics from Thai artist Bathma Kaew-Ngok and showstopping floral arrangements by Naomi Daimaru.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
The ways the siblings cope with their versions of reality are quite different, quite haunting and quite thought-provoking.
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Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Nothing beats growing your LinkedIn account by sharing genuinely valuable and thought-provoking content in the first place.
—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
The Lounge hosts rotating art exhibits, spotlighting thought-provoking pieces like ceramics from Thai artist Bathma Kaew-Ngok and showstopping floral arrangements by Naomi Daimaru.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
The ways the siblings cope with their versions of reality are quite different, quite haunting and quite thought-provoking.
—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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“Thought-provoking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thought-provoking. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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