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
Sawan is not alone in rethinking large-scale M & As.
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Use this opportunity to rethink the trajectory of your career.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
But now, with Trump’s global tariff blitz and sweeping levies on transshipments, that momentum is facing serious headwinds, as companies are being forced to rethink whether maintaining operations in the region still makes commercial sense.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
This dramatic increase, nearly fifteen-fold, is forcing venture capitalists to fundamentally rethink their investment strategies.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Use this opportunity to rethink the trajectory of your career.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
But now, with Trump’s global tariff blitz and sweeping levies on transshipments, that momentum is facing serious headwinds, as companies are being forced to rethink whether maintaining operations in the region still makes commercial sense.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
This dramatic increase, nearly fifteen-fold, is forcing venture capitalists to fundamentally rethink their investment strategies.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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