as in to believe
to have as an opinion
I think we should wait for someone to come help us out
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as in to contemplate
to give serious and careful thought to
I'll have to think over everything you've said before deciding what to do
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as in to remember
to bring back to mind
that postcard from Florida makes me think of all the fun we used to have there as kids
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as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
the marketing department is trying to think up better ways to pitch our product to younger consumers
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as in genius
a very smart person
many of our most renowned thinkers gathered for the symposium
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as in mind
the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons
loves crossword puzzles, bridge, and other pastimes that makes her use the old thinker
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Recent Examples of think
Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
These traditional tacos are made with meat from the head of the cow (think beef cheeks).
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Still think a house in your Amazon cart sounds far-fetched?
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Not bad for a guy who left his manager thinking an early shower might be in order.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
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The musician David Byrne thinks that New York bikers should learn better street etiquette.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
These traditional tacos are made with meat from the head of the cow (think beef cheeks).
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Still think a house in your Amazon cart sounds far-fetched?
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Not bad for a guy who left his manager thinking an early shower might be in order.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
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And of course, O’Reilly has been a longtime radio sponsor across NASCAR and Speedway Motorsports channels, armed with that jingle that’s either a stroke of marketing genius—or the soundtrack to your nightmares.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Loktev is a genius of tipping-point cinema, and her movies are made of such moments.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2025
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Three of the five players who got in at 64 was enough to wonder which cup was on their minds.—
Doug Ferguson,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Aug. 2025
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Crossword puzzles offer a fantastic opportunity to engage your mind, enjoy leisure time, and test your knowledge simultaneously.—
Sally Hoelscher,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Yes, the warrior who fought wizards, ogres and various other monsters in the Roger Corman-produced 1983 sword and sorcery cult classic is back on the big screen.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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Umphrey’s McGee jam wizard Kris Myers stepped down in May, a couple years after rotator-cuff surgery.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
9 Aug. 2025
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He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy from the brain injury and had a feeding tube placed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Aug. 2025
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Penny Blue was walking up the stairs of her Union Hall, Va. home in 2013 when a blood vessel burst in her brain.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
25 Aug. 2025
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This makes abundant sense since AGI will be on par with human intellect and presumably available 24/7 anywhere and anyplace.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Imagine if zombies were just humans who their intellect, but are also homicidal maniacs.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
24 July 2025
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The solipsism of low self-esteem is one of the wonders of the human psyche.—
Vivian Gornick,
New Yorker,
16 Aug. 2025
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By the time Patterson, a University of Chicago Laboratory School and St. Ignatius alumna, traveled west in her early 20s, literature and storytelling were ingrained in her psyche.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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The Trump administration paused intelligence sharing and weapons shipments to Ukraine after the incident.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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But typically, the Russian leader – a former intelligence officer with the Soviet Union’s security service, the KGB – uses translators to avoid speaking in English during diplomatic conversations.—
Katharina Krebs,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Think.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/think. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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