rethink
verb
re·think
(ˌ)rē-ˈthiŋk 
rethought
(ˌ)rē-ˈthȯt
; rethinking
; rethinking
: to think about again : reconsider
: to engage in reconsideration
rethinker
noun
Examples of rethink in a Sentence
You had better rethink your decision.
The government is rethinking its policy.
He took a moment to rethink.
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Murphy explained the scale of the move has forced the market to rethink where the real leverage in energy resides.
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Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
But with the waterway shut for nearly two months, Asian policymakers now have to urgently rethink their energy strategies.
—Julius Cesar Trajano, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Their research revealed that these two very different disorders are part of the same spectrum of disease, leading doctors and researchers to rethink these conditions and potential treatments.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
His campaign is gaining momentum at a time when many of the administration’s steadfast Christian backers—alarmed by the president’s bullying campaign against Pope Leo XIV in recent weeks, among other heresies—have been rethinking their support.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
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Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
But with the waterway shut for nearly two months, Asian policymakers now have to urgently rethink their energy strategies.
—Julius Cesar Trajano, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Their research revealed that these two very different disorders are part of the same spectrum of disease, leading doctors and researchers to rethink these conditions and potential treatments.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
His campaign is gaining momentum at a time when many of the administration’s steadfast Christian backers—alarmed by the president’s bullying campaign against Pope Leo XIV in recent weeks, among other heresies—have been rethinking their support.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Rethink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rethink. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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