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
But Wright was also mercurial: always reimagining, reinventing, and rethinking his work and approach.
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
The Trump administration wants to rethink FEMA's role in disasters.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 May 2025
If this is forcing you to change your budget or rethink your plans, NPR wants to hear from you!
—Ben Abrams, NPR, 2 May 2025
Automation is evolving rapidly, and businesses are beginning to rethink their reliance on robotic process automation (RPA).
—Uli Erxleben, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
The Trump administration wants to rethink FEMA's role in disasters.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 May 2025
If this is forcing you to change your budget or rethink your plans, NPR wants to hear from you!
—Ben Abrams, NPR, 2 May 2025
Automation is evolving rapidly, and businesses are beginning to rethink their reliance on robotic process automation (RPA).
—Uli Erxleben, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rethink
Verb
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But when Natalie died, in 2018, the writer reconsidered that vow.—
Sophia Stewart,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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Another option would be to reconsider the academic calendar, which remains unchanged since the 19th century.—
Mark Robison,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
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About 550 people — most of them online but about 50 in person — joined the meeting, which was held to revisit the proposal after opponents expressed fierce opposition and said they were blindsided by it.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2025
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Neither the committee nor the Council has any existing plans to revisit the item.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2025
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Most players who aren’t reviewing the game should feel comfortable skipping these scenes and getting back to the action as quickly as possible.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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For the study, published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, scientists reviewed more than a dozen previous papers, including data on nearly 6,000 distance runners.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
9 May 2025
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“Rethink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rethink. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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