1
as in considerations
a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something
I'll give your request some thought and then let you know what my decision is
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2
as in ideas
something imagined or pictured in the mind
I just had a thought: what if we both pitched in and bought him one big present instead of two smaller presents for his birthday?
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Recent Examples of thoughts
Running back Breece Hall, who reportedly requested a trade himself before the deadline, and edge rusher Jermaine Johnson both took to X to share their thoughts on the situation.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Jim Irsay stood beside his private jet just days after the 2021 season ended and made sure the camera was rolling to capture his thoughts.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
—Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2025
The two were discussing California’s Proposition 50, the redistricting measure on the state ballot on Tuesday, when Michaelson asked Pelosi about her thoughts on current events in the House.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
In the comment section under Cardi's Instagram post about preparing for her Little Miss Drama tour, Diggs shared some thoughts on the baby on the way.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
On Reddit, users shared their thoughts on Mamdani’s viral moment.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Our heartfelt thoughts are with everyone involved.
—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
She was asked about her thoughts on Americans who performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.
—James Factora, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Jim Irsay stood beside his private jet just days after the 2021 season ended and made sure the camera was rolling to capture his thoughts.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
—Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2025
The two were discussing California’s Proposition 50, the redistricting measure on the state ballot on Tuesday, when Michaelson asked Pelosi about her thoughts on current events in the House.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
In the comment section under Cardi's Instagram post about preparing for her Little Miss Drama tour, Diggs shared some thoughts on the baby on the way.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
On Reddit, users shared their thoughts on Mamdani’s viral moment.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Our heartfelt thoughts are with everyone involved.
—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
She was asked about her thoughts on Americans who performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.
—James Factora, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoughts
Noun
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For Black women, solo travel comes with its own unique set of considerations.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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There are practical considerations, too.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The shareholder meetings give the youngest Browns in the sixth and seventh generations, and their distant cousins, a chance to meet and bounce ideas off one another.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Few characters are as beloved as those from The Wizard of Oz (1939), making for reliable costume ideas year after year.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The verdict against Sean Grayson, 31, arrived on the second day of deliberations.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Lobbying expenditures from firms linked to the Chinese PLA have intensified as deliberations in Congress have progressed surrounding the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual piece of legislation designed to fund America’s military and deal broadly with national security matters.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Oct. 2025
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By 1974, though, many women had already discarded those notions as instruments of domination, psychic equivalents of the whalebone corset.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Pritam’s Partition writings offer incisive critiques of the barbarity that became life with borders but also contest notions of belonging from a feminist perspective.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The video showed dozens of videos and pictures sent to her, all featuring people eating McDonald's fries as a show of solidarity.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Go through a corn maze, sip on apple cider, and take silly pictures with the cardboard cutouts.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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Many people have framed the rise of Red Shambhala as a direct response to Vril and Agartha, two concepts that have become a fixture of alt-right memes in the last year.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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Heading into the playoffs, the Blue Jays rely on these principles not as concepts on paper, but as daily practices that sustain performance under pressure.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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During the tracking week, the upbeat pop single amassed 29 million official streams, nearly 55 million in radio airplay audience impressions and 22,000 sold.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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In satirizing some women’s impressions of their male partners’ cluelessness as a high-stakes matter, SNL subtly commented on these fraught domestic dynamics.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Farrell and Kidman are outstanding, even as Lanthimos' ritualistic plotting and direction keep them hemmed into their characters' rigid conceptions.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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So this was quite a departure from traditional conceptions of the subject.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Thoughts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoughts. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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