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Recent Examples of empiricist
Like the work of the empiricist who inspired Lewis’s trip, this contemporary story leads us to a more complex and more honest understanding of the past.
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Emma Sarappo,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Rinehart is the empiricist of the group.
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Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
And across them, the detective—once Modernism’s heroic empiricist—a figure of melancholy drift, a leftover from a world that still believed in beginnings and ends.
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Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
Emma Sarappo,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Rinehart is the empiricist of the group.
—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
And across them, the detective—once Modernism’s heroic empiricist—a figure of melancholy drift, a leftover from a world that still believed in beginnings and ends.
—
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empiricist
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His game-calling drew consistent criticism from fans and media observers.
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This development is often overlooked because many Western observers continue to see China’s space program as a purely state-run enterprise.
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By removing emotion from wealth planning and investing, AI helps ensure that decisions are based on data and empirics rather than intuition.
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Economics is hard, but many of us who are not averse to giving due respect to professionals who have a real understanding of how the world works have shifted our assessment on the empirics of late.
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“Empiricist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empiricist. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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