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as in topic
a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition)
this dance piece deals with the timeless themes of birth and death
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as in article
a short piece of writing done as a school exercise
please write a one page theme on the main character of this book
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as in essay
a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view
the magazine will award a scholarship to the student who writes the best theme on the concept of personal freedom
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Recent Examples of theme
Also, one of the big themes of Homeric scholarship over the past few decades has been the flexibility of the narrative perspectives in the original poems and the subtlety of the narrative shifts.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
Stile Libero High Jewelry Coinciding with the exhibition, Pomellato introduced Stile Libero, a new high jewelry collection featuring more than 60 one-of-a-kind creations organized into three themes—Visionary Colors, Magnetic Gold and Hypnotic Shadows.
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Anthony Demarco,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
For that game as well, Norwegian fans came out in droves — with many leaning all the way into the Viking theme.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Fitting with the theme of the album, This Is Lorelei is heading out on a summer tour with support from Bleachers, @, and Colin Miller.
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Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
23 June 2026
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
Stile Libero High Jewelry Coinciding with the exhibition, Pomellato introduced Stile Libero, a new high jewelry collection featuring more than 60 one-of-a-kind creations organized into three themes—Visionary Colors, Magnetic Gold and Hypnotic Shadows.
—
Anthony Demarco,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
For that game as well, Norwegian fans came out in droves — with many leaning all the way into the Viking theme.
—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Fitting with the theme of the album, This Is Lorelei is heading out on a summer tour with support from Bleachers, @, and Colin Miller.
—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for theme
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While the slate of laws was passed, several lawmakers have signaled that more bills will be introduced on the topic in the next session, which starts in January 2027.
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Type a topic into the input field, and the platform spins up a structured presentation with smart layouts, professional copy, and visuals across every slide.
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The article concludes that genuine empowerment requires substantial capital investment, not just goodwill, to build effective support systems.
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Custom built tents can cost up to $1 million, according to a Vogue article on the trend.
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The same capabilities rewriting software engineering, medicine and your high schooler’s essay are now trained on construction data.
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It was also published as a booklet, in another journal, and included in an anthology of Planck’s essays and lectures.
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Many of the specials sport a red, white and blue motif or other celebratory branding.
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The hotel’s design, by Stonehill Taylor, marries New England iconography with Asian motifs that ring true to Raffles’ origins in Singapore.
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On the streets of Paris, editors and buyers have been rushing between shows fan-in-hand, from high-tech cooling devices to tried-and-true paper fans.
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Instead, the 28-year-old Vacaville resident, identified in court papers as Kumari Daniel Johnson, was arrested on felony charges, court records show.
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For Isaienko, that is precisely why festivals like Stoned Climbers matter.
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So the Heat are confident and Giannis is confident, which is what matters.
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This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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Gil was trapped beneath more than 100 tons of rubble after the partial collapse of the Galerias Playa Grande commercial center, which includes buildings nine and four stories tall.
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By simply looking at the exam paper, the glasses could transmit questions to a connected AI large language models, which generated answers and displayed them on the lenses.
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Gina Martinez, chair of the executive board of the Wilmington Neighborhood Council, said the land in question provides a vital buffer between port activity and residential communities.
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