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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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
What are your thoughts about bringing your philosophy of humanistic capitalism to China with this film?
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 June 2026
Not one to hold back his thoughts, Tablo took to social media to express his frustration with the lack of transparency about the ticket venues, especially for the VIP experience, tagging Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz as collaborators on the post.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
The human-interest story moved from the people in the picture to the thoughts and emotions of the artist who put them there.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
The Arlington Heights mayor shares his thoughts on Illinois’ Bears fumble.
—Hilary Gowins, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
Someone who embraces artistic risk and trusts us with her memories, grudges, thoughts, and secrets for years and years.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
That was David in Sandy Springs’ response to last week’s poll gauging your thoughts about the vanishingly slim possibility of the Braves targeting Tigers ace Tarik Skubal in a midseason trade.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 12 June 2026
The director of Shaquille O’Neal’s 1996 musical comedy Kazaam is offering his thoughts on the new Scary Movie taking a swing at his film.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
But let’s try to commit to a couple more days of good work and maybe cement some of those thoughts and habits.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 June 2026
Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 June 2026
Not one to hold back his thoughts, Tablo took to social media to express his frustration with the lack of transparency about the ticket venues, especially for the VIP experience, tagging Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz as collaborators on the post.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
The human-interest story moved from the people in the picture to the thoughts and emotions of the artist who put them there.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
The Arlington Heights mayor shares his thoughts on Illinois’ Bears fumble.
—Hilary Gowins, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
Someone who embraces artistic risk and trusts us with her memories, grudges, thoughts, and secrets for years and years.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
That was David in Sandy Springs’ response to last week’s poll gauging your thoughts about the vanishingly slim possibility of the Braves targeting Tigers ace Tarik Skubal in a midseason trade.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 12 June 2026
The director of Shaquille O’Neal’s 1996 musical comedy Kazaam is offering his thoughts on the new Scary Movie taking a swing at his film.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
But let’s try to commit to a couple more days of good work and maybe cement some of those thoughts and habits.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoughts
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Therefore, the decision between single- and two-phase cooling methods is often based on each data center project’s specific needs, reliability requirements, and cost considerations.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Aug. 2025
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Below are some high-level guidelines and considerations for product managers looking to leverage MCP in their roadmap.—
Ashay Satav,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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None of those ideas appeared on the congressional planners’ agenda, but the two teams agreed that there was still time to add more events.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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Yet there are few signs that any of those cutting-edge business ideas will contribute meaningfully to Tesla’s bottom line in the near term — or ever.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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Commissioners have heard presentations from county officials and deliberations will continue through Wednesday, June 17, according to Tripple’s presentation.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
15 June 2026
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On Capitol Hill, where months-long negotiations over the renewal of the FISA 702 program appeared close to an end, Pulte's appointment came as a surprise to the lawmakers involved in the deliberations.—
Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
11 June 2026
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Talks would persist for the next two years, often in quiet, until the event that would shatter all notions of complacency toward the Israeli-Palestinian status quo.—
Jennifer Cunningham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
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My mother taught literature at a college on Long Island and had notions about where to send me.—
Joan Silber,
New Yorker,
30 Nov. 2025
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American strikes destroyed what appears to be drinking water infrastructureon Iran’s southern coast early Wednesday, according to videos and pictures shared by Iranian media and geolocated by NBC News.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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The festival Thursday had a family-friendly vibe, with everyone taking pictures and enjoying time together, said Maria Botchatcher.—
Zuri Primos
June 11,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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Prominently, Laviolette’s teams have featured defensemen who liberally join the rush and get involved in five-man cycles, concepts that were largely foreign to the Kings’ corps last season.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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At the same time, some of the concepts that dominate fashion industry lingo barely registered among respondents.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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Rich Little is present to discuss general impressions.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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For Liu, success is measured not in impressions or reach, but in screenings completed, oncology visits scheduled, and health assessments taken.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Zachary Slepian, an astrophysicist at the University of Florida and a member of the DESI team, doesn’t think the new data represent enough evidence to abandon current cosmological conceptions.—
Sarah Scoles,
JSTOR Daily,
31 July 2025
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This is one of the counts on which Texan conceptions of our history arguably serve us very poorly.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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“Thoughts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoughts. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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