Noun
Form your own opinions: don't let others do your thinking for you!
I've been doing some thinking about this, and I don't think you're right after all.
The school's curriculum encourages independent thinking.
A piece of quick thinking got us out of trouble.
I'd like to know your thinking on this.
What is the current thinking on the subject? Adjective
Chess is a thinking man's game.
it's surprising to find thinking people who believe such nonsense
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Noun
To again embrace ideas that were at the very foundation of all my thinking about painting—about structure, about application, about meaning, about materials.—Barry Schwabsky, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2024 The evolving thinking and language around DEI in the workplace has sparked fears that the small workforce and leadership gains made in recent years will stall.—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
Adjective
Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college.—Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 28 Aug. 2019 Credit Gus Malzahn for being proactive and thinking long-term in choosing his starting quarterback.—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2019 See all Example Sentences for thinking
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