rethink
verb
re·think
(ˌ)rē-ˈthiŋk 
rethought
(ˌ)rē-ˈthȯt
; rethinking
; rethinking
: to think about again : reconsider
: to engage in reconsideration
rethinker
noun
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Examples of rethink in a Sentence
You had better rethink your decision.
The government is rethinking its policy.
He took a moment to rethink.
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
This shift has forced IT to rethink the concept of modern workers because their endpoint problems and pain points are completely different than just five years ago.
—Douglas Murray, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The operation could work out brilliantly, putting the Russian army on the back foot yet again and forcing Putin's inner circle to rethink its war strategy.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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—Chris Norris, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
This shift has forced IT to rethink the concept of modern workers because their endpoint problems and pain points are completely different than just five years ago.
—Douglas Murray, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The operation could work out brilliantly, putting the Russian army on the back foot yet again and forcing Putin's inner circle to rethink its war strategy.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Chris Norris October 30, 2024 7:39 AM EDT The Zoom era has made remote workers everywhere rethink their office lighting schemes.
—Chris Norris, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Rethink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rethink. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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