think piece
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- noun
- /θɪŋk piːs/
- Literature
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artículo de opinión
- Many readers found her latest think piece to be thought-provoking and insightful.
- write think pieces
Examples
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His new story is a think piece that grew out of a class discussion on Gilgamesh in the humanities course he teaches at New Jersey City University.
Fiction book (2002) -
What happened to your highly touted think piece on the limitations of a middle level?
Fiction book (2000) -
Even worse, it was being ignored in the conversation, as per this 2010 think piece about the eventual winner of the "great mobile war."
Blog text (1) -
Two words loom large these days in think pieces about the state of the nation or the world: "values" and "culture."
Academic text (2000) -
It's a think piece about a mid-level band, struggling with their own limitations in the harsh face of stardom.
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Steven, we're later to the party on this one than an email-chain-forwarding aunt with an AOL address, coming to the K-pop satirical sensation on the heels of countless TV appearances, YouTube tributes, and think pieces.
Blog text (21) -
This article is a fascinating think piece that challenges common beliefs about technology.
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In his think piece, the author explores the implications of climate change on future generations.
Synonyms
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A short piece of writing that gives a writer's view on a subject
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A regular newspaper article where a writer gives opinions
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Used for opinion writing in a newspaper or magazine
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An article in a newspaper that a writer writes regularly to share opinions
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Describes writing that gives one person's opinion, not the newspaper's official view
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A clear, detailed explanation that helps you understand a subject better
How Opinionated
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an article presenting opinions or analysis' is directly inferable from 'think' (thought, to consider) + 'piece' (a written work): a piece of writing that conveys thinking or is intended to make readers think. This is a productive, compositional compound following standard English word-formation patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely understand it.
Etymology
Think piece comes from the words think and piece, where piece means a short article. The name gives a clear image: a short article written to make people 'think' or to share an author's 'opinion', so it now means an essay that offers ideas or 'analysis'.