as in reconsidered
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 rethought
This all might sound like some of the country’s most prominent Republicans have rethought their views on the Second Amendment.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
Entire industries are being rethought, not gradually, but all at once.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
As vehicles move toward higher levels of automation, interior layouts are being rethought.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Finding the industry’s reservation system to be archaic, Kokonas rethought its relationship to dining out.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
On the whole, the provisions the law provides to disincentivize offshoring and promote reshoring need to be rethought, the lawmakers wrote.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Leftover food is sold to outside customers through Too Good To Go, and food waste that can’t be sold is weighed and registered, so that over time servings can be rethought to minimize waste.
—Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Projects will be deferred or canceled, expansions will be rethought, hours and services will be reduced and prices will be pushed up for residents and visitors.
—Mark Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Even the most foundational aspects must be rethought in light of new circumstances.
—Stanley C. Middleman, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
Entire industries are being rethought, not gradually, but all at once.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
As vehicles move toward higher levels of automation, interior layouts are being rethought.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Finding the industry’s reservation system to be archaic, Kokonas rethought its relationship to dining out.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
On the whole, the provisions the law provides to disincentivize offshoring and promote reshoring need to be rethought, the lawmakers wrote.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Leftover food is sold to outside customers through Too Good To Go, and food waste that can’t be sold is weighed and registered, so that over time servings can be rethought to minimize waste.
—Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Projects will be deferred or canceled, expansions will be rethought, hours and services will be reduced and prices will be pushed up for residents and visitors.
—Mark Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Even the most foundational aspects must be rethought in light of new circumstances.
—Stanley C. Middleman, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rethought
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The style’s pièce de résistance is, without a doubt, that tabi-toe construction, popularized last year by the in-crowd — who finally reconsidered the circa-1988 Maison Margiela Tabi or else gave in to other split-toe silhouettes from brands such as WoodChuckSato.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The conservative nonprofit behind Project 2025 sought Harry’s immigration records under a Freedom of Information Act request, and cited Harry’s comments about drug use in his best-selling 2023 memoir, Spare, to argue that his immigration status should be reconsidered.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
21 Jan. 2026
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Team revisited this long-standing problem The research team revisited this long-standing problem using a combination of careful laboratory experiments and advanced quantum chemical calculations.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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More than two decades later, many of those questions remain unresolved, and a 2026 Investigation Discovery docuseries revisited the case in search of answers.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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And while Connecticut’s chief fiscal watchdog didn’t call for changing state budget caps that hamper the General Assembly’s ability to solve the Medicaid dilemma, Scanlon said all solutions need to be reviewed.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Rethought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rethought. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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