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think (about or over)

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verb (2)

think (of)

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verb (3)

think (up)

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verb (4)

thinker

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noun

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Recent Examples of think
Verb
But in Kyiv, my Ukrainian aunt Vita immediately thought of Vladimir Putin. Advertisement Advertisement The Russian President has long made the veneration of World War II the central tenet of Russia’s national idea. Sasha Vasilyuk, Time, 8 May 2025 It's thought Arrabaca was the last person to see Rodrigues alive, the outlet stated. Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 May 2025 The workshop acknowledges that people usually think of consent and boundaries in extreme terms. William Jones, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025 Some say this is a sign of Andor continuing to tackle tough issues the rest of Star Wars doesn’t, and others think that shouldn’t be a topic touched on in Star Wars at all, ever. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for think
Recent Examples of Synonyms for think
Noun
  • The driving force behind college pricing is not some evil genius at Harvard or Penn.
    Ron Lieber, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • The twisty plot is endlessly entertaining, though the specifics of the hero’s vaunted genius are sadly relegated to the sidelines.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In their minds, the miracle cure gets worse odds than lighting striking you while a meteor lands on your head.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • As Prima stood in the hallway speaking to Ruth, her mind moved over the contours of the previous year and reviewed the evidence.
    Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Noun
  • Not long after addressing Harry Potter fans’ concerns that an American actor will play the British wizard Albus Dumbledore, John Lithgow is turning to a different criticism of his casting in HBO‘s Potter series: backlash over boarding a project exec-produced by J.K. Rowling.
    Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Chris recruits Brax to help as well as a room of brilliant computer wizards led by Justine, Chris' partner with nonverbal autism who communicates via a British computer voice.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Until the brain is fully developed, which happens in the mid-twenties, a person is more sensitive to rewarding experiences and less able to control their impulses, regulate their emotions, and understand the consequences of their actions.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 9 May 2025
  • After a long, eight-year battle, in which the hospital claimed that Maura had a genetic underlying vascular malformation in the brain, jurors sided with the Gallaghers, concluding that Maura's death was preventable.
    Gillian Telling, People.com, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Sufi stories rely on metaphor, rhythm, repetition, and lyricism, to penetrate not just the cerebral intellect but the intellect of the heart.
    Sonya Rehman, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • For example, business writers, consider copywriter guru Herschell Gordon Lewis’s insight: Emotion outsells intellect.
    Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But scarcity is a side effect of the psyche damage of marginalization.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Thunderbolts immediately draws viewers into the innermost parts of each character’s psyche and reveals that each one, despite their physical strength, is struggling with serious interpersonal issues.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 30 Apr. 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
  • 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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  • His work rate, versatility and football intelligence — regardless of who plays in front of or behind him — are invaluable as the squad gradually understands Amorim’s tactical demands.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • For example, digital intelligence can infer customer perceptions through non-survey channels such as online interactions.
    Forrester, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

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