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Recent Examples of philosophy
American film critics were beginning to adopt a more adversarial philosophy, influenced by the auteur theory calcified in Cahiers du cinéma magazine.
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
The Saints are following that philosophy, taking Kelvin Banks Jr. with the ninth overall pick.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Western style meets Eastern design philosophy Aesthetically, Expedition 33 looks like Final Fantasy and Marvel’s Eternals had a baby in terms of its environmental and character designs.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
Most notably, Francis brought to the Church the ideas of Liberation Theology, a progressive philosophy that married Marxist critiques of capitalism with traditional Catholic concerns for the poor and marginalized.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
The Saints are following that philosophy, taking Kelvin Banks Jr. with the ninth overall pick.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Western style meets Eastern design philosophy Aesthetically, Expedition 33 looks like Final Fantasy and Marvel’s Eternals had a baby in terms of its environmental and character designs.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
Most notably, Francis brought to the Church the ideas of Liberation Theology, a progressive philosophy that married Marxist critiques of capitalism with traditional Catholic concerns for the poor and marginalized.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosophy
Noun
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Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence in Conclave, the dean of cardinals who navigates the process, which involves the examination of different ideologies and the eventual selection of a new pope that comes with a major plot twist.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Their ideology and provocations have long been part of their brand.—
Lee Trink,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Church doctrine calls for the pope to be buried four to six days after his death, unless there are extenuating circumstances.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Conservative Catholics in America charged that Francis’ doctrine of inclusion was damaging the church and depriving the faithful.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Philosophy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosophy. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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