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noun

thesis

CEFR B2

an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument

In a sentence

Six example sentences with thesis, each labelled with its topic.

  • Pirenne's thesis holds that Islamic expansion, not the Germanic invasions, ended the ancient economy of the Mediterranean.

    History

  • His whole lecture rests on one thesis, that promises bind us even when keeping them costs more than we expected.

    Philosophy

  • The columnist advances a familiar thesis about housing shortages, then offers three anecdotes and no figures to support it.

    Economics

  • The fund's thesis is that regional banks are underpriced, and every purchase this year followed from that single premise.

    Finance

  • The founders' thesis, that small clinics will pay for scheduling software, gets tested by every feature they ship.

    Startups

  • The plaintiff's thesis that the roof leaked because of poor design collapsed once the builder produced the inspection photos.

    Law

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