as in believes
to have as an opinion
I think we should wait for someone to come help us out
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Recent Examples of thinks
The surest sign of improving standards in Ghana and other African countries, Hughton thinks, will be when diaspora players born elsewhere in the world opt to follow their roots.
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Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 June 2026
So everyone thinks the world is falling apart.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
But none have watch parties for the games, and Domingo thinks his regular clientele is avoiding the area.
—Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
The idea is to find and fix issues via flight testing, a strategy that SpaceX thinks works well over the long haul.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 16 June 2026
Tom Holland thinks that Owen Cooper, or a fresh face, should be the next Spider-Man.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
Samuel Moyn, a Yale law and history professor, thinks that debate misses the deeper story.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Mom thinks Molly looks best in a dress, but Molly knows from experience that dresses are trouble.
—Sarah Kate Ellis, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
But Canaccord Genuity thinks investors should ignore the decline and get into the stock now.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 9 June 2026
Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 June 2026
So everyone thinks the world is falling apart.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
But none have watch parties for the games, and Domingo thinks his regular clientele is avoiding the area.
—Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
The idea is to find and fix issues via flight testing, a strategy that SpaceX thinks works well over the long haul.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 16 June 2026
Tom Holland thinks that Owen Cooper, or a fresh face, should be the next Spider-Man.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
Samuel Moyn, a Yale law and history professor, thinks that debate misses the deeper story.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Mom thinks Molly looks best in a dress, but Molly knows from experience that dresses are trouble.
—Sarah Kate Ellis, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
But Canaccord Genuity thinks investors should ignore the decline and get into the stock now.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinks
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Campbell also believes that Sorsby's behavior doesn't rise to the level that would justify such action anyway, telling Dakich that schools have let players with much worse transgressions play.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Contrary to some online sentiment, Martinez still fervently believes Portugal are closer to starting a goal up than a man down when playing Ronaldo.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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And this wrenching essay from visual artist and poet Kennedy Amenya Gisege considers the unique spiritual toll that incarcerated parents face.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Crucially, the administration is also trying to avoid a fight over the payout plan, which has been deemed a political slush fund by critics, while the Senate considers Blanche’s nomination for attorney general.—
Sarah Fitzpatrick,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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Winter’s vocal presence imagines a fearless indie oddball like Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus going for the full prattling gusto of the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger; the band tussles and sways exhilaratingly underfoot.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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DeKnight pitched Tarabay on playing Ashur once more in a new revisionist history series that imagines what would have happened had Ashur lived.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Dec. 2025
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Water when the top inch of soil feels dry to the touch.—
Lauren David,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Dec. 2025
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Kurt's key takeaways Call Reason feels like one of those small upgrades that can make everyday calling a little smoother.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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Its villains include Alexander Hamilton, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and, above all, Robert Bork, who reinterpreted antitrust doctrine as focused on protecting consumers—a legal transformation that Lynn deems the turning point that set America onto a path toward oligarchy.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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Watching Toni from further down the corridor, and sharing in his loneliness, is Suzanne (Suzanne Gerin), a gifted student who deems herself too unattractive for romance and has made a bitter kind of peace with it.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2026
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