rethought

past tense of rethink

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rethought As gasoline prices soar and inflation nips at vacation budgets, many travelers may have rethought the prospect of the Great American Road Trip. Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026 The president’s comments prompted criticism from journalists, some of whom called for the annual dinner to be rethought moving forward, citing the administration’s aggressive efforts to limit press coverage. Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026 The designer, who has rethought his business model with a new investor on board, can’t keep up with demand — and can’t quite believe it. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 June 2026 Many of the defensive instincts that worked for traditional input validation need to be rethought from first principles. Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 Hastings also rethought how companies operate. Paul Hardart, Fortune, 9 May 2026 Culinary offerings have been rethought, too. Lauren Mechling, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026 Neil said Regal has rethought the footprint of many of its locations, bar and lounge offerings have been revamped, and renovations have been made at 50 theaters with 300 locations adding arcades. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2026 Supply chains are being rethought. Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rethought
Verb
  • Interviews from her recent memoir tour will inevitably be reconsidered for warning signs.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026
  • What are the ingredients and steps involved, and can any of those be simplified or reconsidered with home cooks in mind?
    Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • They should also be revisited periodically, as any persona that isn’t updated will tend to drift from reality.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Only now is the topic being revisited, especially as the energy sector has perfected drilling much longer wells, including horizontally, to unlock more crude oil from geological rock formations.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The spending is heavily dominated by staff travel, transportation and lodging, which make up the vast majority of the top expenditures, per P-card data reviewed by the Herald after a public records request.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
  • She was later charged with seven counts, including driving under the influence of multiple substances, DUI drugs, DUI alcohol-less safe and improper stopping on a roadway, according to court records reviewed by USA TODAY.
    Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Rethought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rethought. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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