as in reconsidering
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 rethinking
Among other topics covered by Wang and Katwala at SXSW London — taking place across Shoreditch from June 1-6 — was rethinking the lucrative advertising model so that the money is invested back into the community, and not simply used to manufacture attention, as well as AI.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
When your employees, your customers, and your fellow executives can no longer assume that an email, a voice call, or a video is real, the entire architecture of organizational trust requires rethinking.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
That starts with rethinking how AI systems are built.
—Jerry Haywood, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Rather than simply adding more capacity, cruise lines are rethinking what travelers want from the ship itself.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The tech jobless are rethinking their lives.
—Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
And is now the time to reach out to family members and friends who may be rethinking their position?
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
Cousins thinks that still-prevalent bias merits rethinking.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 May 2026
Below is a room-by-room guide to the common habits worth rethinking, with expert advice on what to do instead.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
When your employees, your customers, and your fellow executives can no longer assume that an email, a voice call, or a video is real, the entire architecture of organizational trust requires rethinking.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
That starts with rethinking how AI systems are built.
—Jerry Haywood, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Rather than simply adding more capacity, cruise lines are rethinking what travelers want from the ship itself.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The tech jobless are rethinking their lives.
—Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
And is now the time to reach out to family members and friends who may be rethinking their position?
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
Cousins thinks that still-prevalent bias merits rethinking.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 May 2026
Below is a room-by-room guide to the common habits worth rethinking, with expert advice on what to do instead.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rethinking
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Many companies are still layering AI onto existing processes without reconsidering whether those processes should exist in their current form at all.—
Jason Wojahn,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Because of this imbalance, many Gen Zers today are reconsidering the climb up the corporate ladder, weighing gig or freelance work and entering the trades.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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That process will likely include scheduling hearings, revisiting pretrial motions, handling evidence disagreements and setting a possible new trial date.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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District Attorney Jeff Rosen said after the hearing that the sentence was a tribute to the former teens and their families, who endured multiple bouts of court testimony and revisiting serious trauma to bring the case to a conclusion.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Police arrested nine girls after questioning students and reviewing CCTV footage that investigators say shows some students setting a fire inside the dormitory.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Paxton’s office is currently reviewing Lululemon’s Restricted Substances List (RSL) and its internal testing protocols.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
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“Rethinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rethinking. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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