thinks

present tense third-person singular of think

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of thinks However, Red Sox insider Chris Cotillo thinks the team could actually let Bregman walk with concerns about health and decline with age. Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 Our 6-year-old reviewer thinks her clothes are awesome, while her parent likes that this doll encourages imaginative play. Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025 Who thinks about you — every second of the day. Jay Stahl, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025 John Hollinger thinks Reed Sheppard could be the most interesting to watch. Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 One former corporate employee thinks that Intel still needs to develop the mindset to both compete and work collaboratively with peer companies in today’s tech ecosystem. Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025 In fact, for all those believing the play could result in player safety issues, Payton thinks the exact opposite. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025 Yet Dabhoiwala thinks that the trend is all in the wrong direction. Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025 Elizabeth looks at her friends, and thinks about Stephen. Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinks
Verb
  • While that message was certainly prescient—and one that the Party should not abandon entirely—Allsop also believes there’s room to adopt a more concrete platform against specific examples of élite corruption or the trampling of civil liberties.
    Erin Neil, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Mancini believes there is a core difference between mentorship and sponsorship.
    Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the deadline approaches and ALDOT considers its next move, Shiloh residents say their homes continue to flood.
    Maia Rosenfeld, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Unfortunately for Helsley, his Mets tenure will be on replay in the head of every general manager who even considers giving him an offer.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the first episode, Adeline shows Ed a comic book with graphic Holocaust imagery and imagines Ilse Koch, a Nazi, played by Krieps.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In one of several sections of the show that seeks to capture the influence of Ed Gein on pop culture, Brennan imagines the Master of Suspense’s obsession with the moral boundaries crossed by the man who would inspire Norman Bates.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • From junior staffers worried about automation to managers fearing irrelevance, no one feels entirely safe.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The partnership brings a bold new flavor experience that feels both authentic and distinctive.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The university deems these actions unacceptable and has terminated the faculty member.
    Kenya Anderson, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Additionally, there is a bottle shop for takeaway, but Valerino deems it a bonus amenity, noting that guests largely prefer to sit down on-premise to enjoy the wines.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Thinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinks. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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