as in to reconsider
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
since my efforts to solve this problem aren't working, I need to rethink my approach
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Recent Examples of rethink
As Republicans move to redraw legislative maps in red states to pad their narrow House majority in Washington, some Democrats are rethinking their embrace of a nonpartisan approach to line-drawing that now complicates their party's ability to hit back before next year's midterm elections.
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Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2025
Please, city leaders, just stop and rethink your solution to the millions of our tax dollars spent on poor decisions.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the tough housing market has forced many to rethink their American dream timelines, as 17% are pushing back buying a new home—and 6% of six-figure earners are even delaying getting married.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
Platforms have been lobbying against the Australian ban – appealing to the government and Australian parents to rethink the proposal.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
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Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2025
Please, city leaders, just stop and rethink your solution to the millions of our tax dollars spent on poor decisions.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the tough housing market has forced many to rethink their American dream timelines, as 17% are pushing back buying a new home—and 6% of six-figure earners are even delaying getting married.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
Platforms have been lobbying against the Australian ban – appealing to the government and Australian parents to rethink the proposal.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rethink
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So the campaign will likely be reconsidered by American Eagle.—
Richard Kestenbaum,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Now, 101 years later, the Whitney is taking the opportunity to reconsider the movement’s reach into that most disruptive of decades: the 1960s.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
9 Aug. 2025
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Investors should revisit the outlook for holdings with direct and indirect exposure to China, looking for relative winners and losers in a decoupling between the U.S. and China.—
Daniel Kern,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Sharkey revisited the empty and vacated facility in February 2018 and again in 2022 to document how Evan Morrison continues White Oak’s tradition of producing selvedge denim on old Draper X-3 looms.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
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Court records reviewed by USA TODAY show the proceedings are on pause pending Presley's 2024 elder abuse case in Los Angeles.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office is reviewing the incident, the police said.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Rethink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rethink. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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