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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There’s also plenty of food for thought on the menu, which reflects the chef’s interests in Black agricultural history, farmers’ markets and foraging, and stellar and honestly made wine.
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
The meal includes intellectual and philosophical discussions that enlighten your mind and offer food for thought.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 12 Feb. 2026
But that excellent second-half performance wasn’t the only thing to give Struber food for thought today.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The alt-space history show offers some food for thought, posing serious questions about what would have happened to America in the aftermath and the knock-on effect.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Hughes’ point about food waste (an enormous problem which New Atlas has covered in numerous articles) is more than simply food for thought.
—New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2025
That’s food for thought — and science.
—David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
Also offering food for thought is director Luca Guadagnino, whose film After the Hunt gives us a devastating look into cancel culture on campus.
—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
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
The meal includes intellectual and philosophical discussions that enlighten your mind and offer food for thought.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 12 Feb. 2026
But that excellent second-half performance wasn’t the only thing to give Struber food for thought today.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The alt-space history show offers some food for thought, posing serious questions about what would have happened to America in the aftermath and the knock-on effect.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Hughes’ point about food waste (an enormous problem which New Atlas has covered in numerous articles) is more than simply food for thought.
—New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2025
That’s food for thought — and science.
—David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
Also offering food for thought is director Luca Guadagnino, whose film After the Hunt gives us a devastating look into cancel culture on campus.
—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
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“Food for thought.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20for%20thought. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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