think through

phrasal 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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Organizations must keep this in mind, and think through the implications of such a change. Shubham Singhal, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026 But traders will still parse through Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s commentary after the meeting ends next Wednesday to see how policymakers are thinking through policy, now that the calendar for economic data is finally starting to right itself following the fourth quarter government shutdown. Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026 Each specialist model is trained on data collected from real world scenarios like clinical consultations to capture how doctors think through complex cases. Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 Enforcement actions tended to be planned and thought through. Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for think through

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“Think through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20through. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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