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
Maria Godoy, NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
De Konick thinks Trump’s endorsement and last-minute support of Ciattarelli could have the opposite effect.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
The modern age demands different thinkers.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
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Verb
These kinds of supplements are thought to promote joint health by triggering the immune system to produce chemical messengers that tamp down inflammation.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
De Konick thinks Trump’s endorsement and last-minute support of Ciattarelli could have the opposite effect.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
Traders, artists and thinkers from Europe and the Middle East passed through here, and that constant exchange shaped a culture that’s curious, adaptable and deeply cosmopolitan.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
The modern age demands different thinkers.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for think
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How did the offensive genius finally figure out how to run the ball?—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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By then, the preeminent fashion genius of the third quarter of the 20th century and the designer so often credited with inventing the modern woman’s wardrobe had handed prêt-à-porter over to his assistants, who clung as if by commandment to the house dogma of bourgeois Parisian elegance.—
Rob Haskell,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2025
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Of the respondents, 30% said having a conversation about family health history had never crossed their minds and 20% said their families don't talk about health openly.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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The future is at the forefront of your mind.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Believing that Tesla built Alfred’s Transporter machine, Robert hopes the wizard can build a similar contraption for him.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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Look for an enrollment wizard through notifications and in Settings, Microsoft says.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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Her brain cannot compute — because there’s something so linear about education.—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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Making things with your hands will shift your brain into problem-solving mode and sparks creativity in ways staring at a screen never will.—
Cas Holman,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Minnesota academic later insulted Kirk's intellect.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Known for his wit, intellect, and love of both golf and the game that shaped his life, Domres stayed connected to former teammates and the sport well into his later years.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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What's Daryl’s psyche like after that boat blows up, and how is that going to play out in season 4?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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If Michael Jackson moonwalked so that Prince could show us the face of God with his brain-melting 2007 set, the NFL’s reaction to Fox’s inspired bit of devilry set the stage for the league’s eventual takeover of the American psyche.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The network was about to hire The Daily Show host when a producer Kimmel worked with on the '90s game show Win Ben Stein's Money suggested that the head of the network watch video of him, Kimmel explained Wednesday on the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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To combat this, a 4-2-3-1 can be morphed into multiple defensive shapes depending on the head coach’s preference.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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South Korea’s intelligence agency estimated in September that about 2,000 North Korean soldiers had been killed in the fighting.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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Greta Lee is an intelligence officer pulled from a Gettysburg trip with her kid to deliver some important North Korean intel.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Think.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/think. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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