as in reasoning
having the ability to reason
it's surprising to find thinking people who believe such nonsense
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as in meditation
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as in believing
to have as an opinion
I think we should wait for someone to come help us out
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Recent Examples of thinking
Kate Morgan,
The Cut,
20 Apr. 2018
Sometimes surgeries require more thinking beforehand.
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Erin Blakemore,
Washington Post,
15 Oct. 2017
Bram Sable-Smith,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Vance, meanwhile, has taken a more transactional approach in a bid to secure an end to a war that Trump is desperate to put behind him, according to people familiar with the president’s thinking.
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Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
The crash was not an accident, Adams said, because Pino violated several navigational rules — and piloted the boat without thinking about the well-being of his wife, daughter and the 11 girls on the boat.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
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Adjective
These are the most vulnerable parts [of the brain] and can be easily damaged, so your libido can run a bit more wild when it’s not being curtailed by the higher thinking part of the brain.
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Kate Morgan,
The Cut,
20 Apr. 2018
Sometimes surgeries require more thinking beforehand.
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Erin Blakemore,
Washington Post,
15 Oct. 2017
Noun
Knowledge of similar challenges influenced the thinking of the hunters in Missouri as well.
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Bram Sable-Smith,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Vance, meanwhile, has taken a more transactional approach in a bid to secure an end to a war that Trump is desperate to put behind him, according to people familiar with the president’s thinking.
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Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Verb
For his part, Joe doesn’t seem to be thinking about his issues with Nathan half as much as Nathan or Gael are.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
The crash was not an accident, Adams said, because Pino violated several navigational rules — and piloted the boat without thinking about the well-being of his wife, daughter and the 11 girls on the boat.
—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinking
Adjective
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Ray advises Anna to let the police handle the situation, which confirms him as the most rational character on the show and thus the only threat that Cady seems to recognize.
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Research from the LinkedIn B2B Institute, conducted with Les Binet and Peter Field, found that emotional B2B campaigns deliver roughly seven times the long-term effectiveness of rational ones.
Noun
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But also very enlightening and [a] profound time of self-reflection and fear, processing and meditation.
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In the image, Kidman appeared to enjoy a moment of meditation while out in nature.
Verb
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After spending the entire film believing that killing Krem will finally bring her peace, Ruthye is forced to confront whether vengeance will actually heal her — or simply continue the cycle of violence.
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Both leaders prioritized people, believing that caring for employees leads to exceptional customer and patient service.
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Alan was successful, intelligent, social and well-liked.
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Our goal is not to tell you what to think, but to give you the essential knowledge and understanding to come to your own intelligent conclusions.
Noun
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Its challenges require active engagement, not passive contemplation.
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Sterman, after much contemplation, decided to use natives but didn’t develop a detailed plan.
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Competitive Wordle Score The Wordle Bot gets 1 point for guessing in three and 1 for beating me.
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Once the model is built, it can be used to take a scene constructed by artists and tweak it, making the physics look realistic — not by modeling the physics, but by guessing at them based on absorbing an incredibly large dataset of real-world footage.
Noun
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The soccer world has moved on from the idea that a coach must share his players' blood and that a team’s identity is just a reflection of an unchanging national character.
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The country is gearing up to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, adding festivities and reflection to this year’s holiday.
Verb
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Timberwolves general manager Matt Lloyd said Minnesota was considering selecting Duke wing Isaiah Evans with the 28th pick in this week’s NBA Draft, prior to the Wolves sliding back five selections due to the Julius Randle trade.
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That’s key considering the film’s hard-to-classify nature, in which Early, first of all playing a woman, portrays an aspiring food influencer and content creator who is struggling with an eating disorder.
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“Thinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinking. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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