thinks (about or over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of think (about or over)
as in contemplates
to give serious and careful thought to I'll have to think over everything you've said before deciding what to do

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinks (about or over)
  1. contemplates
  2. debates
  3. ponders
  4. considers
  5. entertains
  6. eyes
  7. studies
  8. questions
Verb
  • Article 39 also contemplates an Accountability and Care Committee that helps to develop injury-surveillance systems and conducts investigations.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The letter of intent contemplates a PIPE (private investment in public equity) financing of $75 million, subject to upsize.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of contemplates
Verb
  • On the stream, Piker is live-reacting to a YouTube video from the popular channel Jubilee, in which a Black conservative debates a Black liberal.
    — Abigail Sylvor Greenberg, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
  • But on Monday, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likened many of the investors drawn to the AI boom to gamblers and questioned the economics of AI labs as Wall Street debates whether the AI bubble will burst.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of debates
Verb
  • That selloff continued Thursday as Wall Street ponders Nvidia without Huang.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Though the former prison is now a museum, the actor ponders the feelings that the veteran was immediately struck by upon entering that space.
    — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of ponders
Verb
  • That pragmatism also extends to sustainability, which Park considers integral to the creative process rather than a separate exercise.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • And expect a fight over whether to reauthorize user fees that fund roughly half the FDA — legislation that pharma considers must-pass and that Sanders has opposed for decades.
    — David Lim, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of considers
Verb
  • Bazan has three children, entertains frequently, and uses the property as a second home throughout the year—a place to escape and decompress between extensive business travel.
    — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2026
  • As a cabaret musician who entertains the troops, Penélope Cruz is a wickedly brassy marvel—vamping up a storm one minute, grumbling about her menstrual cycle the next, and eventually coaxing even Sebastián out of his mopey shell.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of entertains
Verb
  • Swift is expected to plunge back through Earth’s atmosphere by year’s end, as solar storms drag its orbit lower, while Katalyst eyes future rescue attempts for other telescopes such as Hubble.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The film will enter production this November in Vermont as production company GrizzlieBradFilms LLC eyes a 2028 debut.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of eyes
Verb
  • Sevan Suni is an associate professor at the University of San Francisco who studies interactions between plants and pollinators.
    — Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Conversation’s senior politics editor, Alfonso Serrano, spoke on election night with Charlie Hunt, a scholar at Boise State University who studies Congress and elections.
    — Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of studies
Verb
  • In it, Reed questions American policy, surveillance, and patriotism across a landscape that juxtaposes scenes of Black youth playing with closing shots of the singer’s silhouette backdropped by flames.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The case questions whether religious schools can refuse admission to children of gay and trans parents, which would violate a state law against discrimination.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of questions
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“Thinks (about or over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinks%20%28about%20or%20over%29. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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