thinks

verb

present tense third-person singular of think
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 Lucie Neouze Lucie Neouze thinks of getting dressed as building a city on the body, treating garments as architecture in motion. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 But Deutsche’s Kraft thinks investors are missing the bigger picture. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 Film Independent’s Devis thinks the enthusiastic response is part of a cultural shift. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026 Washington, for example, thinks that occasional attacks will ensure that Tehran can never fully regenerate its military or develop nuclear weapons. — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026 And Pedro Pina, vp, YouTube, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), thinks that they will be followed by more successful moves from the online into the cinema world. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 When Jost — who was co-hosting a one-night-only comedy show on the ferry with Davidson in collaboration with Snapple — was asked what Johansson, 41, thinks about the ongoing project, Jost joked that her involvement has its limits. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026 The company thinks its fully reusable Starship megarocket will be humming along by then, taking care of all its spaceflight needs. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Another notices a client’s life changing earlier and shows up before the client thinks to reach out. — Lital Marom, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinks
  1. believes
  2. considers
  3. imagines
  4. feels
  5. deems
Verb
  • With her appointment of a special prosecutor, Hochul believes Van Houten is not up to the task.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Jones said the team believes its drilling results raise questions about some previous explanations of the site as a natural rock formation.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of believes
Verb
  • Eric Virey, principal displays analyst at Yole Intelligence, considers FALD a hardware feature first and foremost.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That has left the kingdom searching for friends beyond Washington, for allies ready to put rockets where the rhetoric is and assist in a fight Saudi Arabia considers existential.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of considers
Verb
  • One imagines Dahl, whose sometimes monstrous characters captured childhood in all its messiness, would be relieved.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This film—which just made its Canadian debut at TIFF—imagines the Dostoevskys on their honeymoon.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of imagines
Verb
  • This began to seem unnecessary, because one either feels and believes that torture is wrong, or else one is damaged.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • They’re rooted in a time and place that feels all too real, and this allows the monsters to parade their primitive might in a way that means something.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of feels
Verb
  • Investing in a key city corridor With Monday’s approval, the project now has the city’s largest TIF district south of Interstate 435, investing in what the city deems as a key corridor for the future, Skoog said.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The draft agreement would require CMS to repay the city for any expenses the city deems ineligible.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of deems

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“Thinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinks. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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