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
Nino Paoli, Fortune, 25 June 2025
For schools and service providers, this means thinking beyond enrollment.
—Botir Nasridinov, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
But some demographers think the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown might mean these gains are short-lived.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 13 June 2025
Keith thought his luck had run out after scratching the first two puzzles on his $500,000 Ca$hword 2nd Edition ticket.
—Sara Schilling, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
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While the unified front welcoming Trump to The Hague may prioritize maintaining the NATO alliance, 23 of the 32 member countries have reached the 2% of GDP spending threshold—and experts think some will reach 5% by or before 2035.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 25 June 2025
For schools and service providers, this means thinking beyond enrollment.
—Botir Nasridinov, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
But some demographers think the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown might mean these gains are short-lived.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 13 June 2025
Keith thought his luck had run out after scratching the first two puzzles on his $500,000 Ca$hword 2nd Edition ticket.
—Sara Schilling, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for think
Noun
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Chairman Bang is a true visionary and a musical genius.—
Shirley Halperin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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What genius decided to use position players to pitch in the ninth inning when the team was either way ahead or way behind in a game?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Nichols’s insecurities came to mind while reading Leslie’s analysis of Lennon and McCartney.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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But even if writing about Paris helped ease the transition, my mind was still flailing in this last codified stage, reverse language shock.—
Benedict Nguyễn
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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The star, who portrayed Alex Russo on Disney Channel’s Wizards of Waverly Place, shared a photo from the spinoff’s set of her hand — complete with glittering manicure — holding her red wizard wand on Instagram Stories.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
27 June 2025
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Jacobs, a White man, likened Walton, a Black woman, to David Duke, the former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Everton midfielder Hayley Ladd is the brains of the operation now, while Liverpool counterpart Ceri Holland has become a reliable source of goals and energy.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Inside Out follows Riley (Kaitlyn Dias), and the emotions in Riley’s brain that control her daily life: Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), and Disgust (Mindy Kaling).—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
26 June 2025
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According to a recent study from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, human intellect has declined since 2012.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Customer-facing interactions require human intuition to navigate sensitive moments where empathy, sensitivity and emotional intellect truly matter.—
Joel Frenette,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Noun
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This was a devastating tragedy that forever changed our national psyche.—
Dr. Richard Fichman,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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Mercury harmonizing with Neptune can access your psyche through engaging in spontaneous play.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.—
Mike Hutton,
Post-Tribune,
19 July 2017
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Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.—
David Hernandez,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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This is embodied intelligence – the idea that some elements of cognition can be outsourced to the body.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 June 2025
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In an interview with Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, Bartiromo brought up a Truth Social post from Trump saying Democrats had leaked intelligence around the Iran strike, to which the president interjected that they should be prosecuted.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
29 June 2025
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“Think.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/think. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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