think through
verb
thought through; thinking through; thinks through
: to think about all the different parts or effects of (something) for a period of time especially in an effort to understand or make a decision about it
I need time to think this through.
We have thought through the matter and have come to a decision.
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Vermette also shared with the audience what the process of thinking through challenges to find the fitting solution for the world being created for each film has taught him.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
Without the right environmental variables, the microbial neighborhoods will simply die off — and Yi has also thought through all the left-field scenarios that could have jeopardized the work.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
RIAs often have incident response plans for internal events, but few have thought through what happens when a breach originates with a vendor.
—Ben Tercha, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
This withers people’s capacity to think through these problems on their own, and perhaps more worryingly places the ability to broadly influence these choices in the hands of those who train and control AI technologies.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
Without the right environmental variables, the microbial neighborhoods will simply die off — and Yi has also thought through all the left-field scenarios that could have jeopardized the work.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
RIAs often have incident response plans for internal events, but few have thought through what happens when a breach originates with a vendor.
—Ben Tercha, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
This withers people’s capacity to think through these problems on their own, and perhaps more worryingly places the ability to broadly influence these choices in the hands of those who train and control AI technologies.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
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“Think through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20through. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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