food for thought
noun phrase
: something that should be thought about or considered carefully
The unexpected test results have given us food for thought.
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Also offering food for thought is director Luca Guadagnino, whose film After the Hunt gives us a devastating look into cancel culture on campus.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
The film looks like a million bucks, has a high pedigree of talent, and mistakes constant poking for conversation, endless buzzwords for a buffet of food for thought, incendiary hypotheticals for insight.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
This one, in particular, has given me a lot of food for thought.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
Still, Markey is the only politician to beat Kennedy in Massachusetts, which is food for thought for any challenger.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
The next two months offer food for thought.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
There will be food for thought for Farke, all the same.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
The film looks like a million bucks, has a high pedigree of talent, and mistakes constant poking for conversation, endless buzzwords for a buffet of food for thought, incendiary hypotheticals for insight.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
This one, in particular, has given me a lot of food for thought.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
Still, Markey is the only politician to beat Kennedy in Massachusetts, which is food for thought for any challenger.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
The next two months offer food for thought.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
There will be food for thought for Farke, all the same.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Food for thought.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20for%20thought. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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