rethought

past tense of rethink

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rethought The rest of the 2026-27 Playhouse on Park season has not yet been announced but is being rethought due to Brätt’s joining the leadership team just a few months ago. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 Paris’ workout rooms are being revamped and rethought, transforming into something closer to social clubs. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 In other parts of the West, officials have rethought their green and grassy ideals, such as in Nevada in 2021 where lawmakers banned decorative grass. — Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rethought
Verb
  • The merchandising was reconsidered as well, with more open space, redesigned display cases and seating replacing cases that previously occupied the front windows.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • It can be put away, like a treasure in a jewelry box, to be reconsidered down the line.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Go-to-market strategy can no longer be locked in every January and revisited the following year.
    — Arnab Mishra, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • One live bedbug and an undisclosed number of dead ones were found in room 3407 as inspectors revisited the third floor, where bedbug activity wasn’t found four days prior.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The app also uses daily skin scans to track changes, with treatment plans reviewed monthly based on the patient’s response.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The reporter independently reported and verified the factual claims in this article, and a human editor reviewed it before publication.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Rethought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rethought. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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