as in to reconsider
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
since my efforts to solve this problem aren't working, I need to rethink my approach
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Recent Examples of rethink
The result is confusion in the market, leading some businesses to rethink U.S. investments.
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Michael Copley, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
The pandemic gave many people more time at home and a chance to rethink their relationship to work.
—Aatish Bhatia, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
The clean-slate approach to the interiors allowed Volvo’s designers to rethink the colors, textures and other materials used in the EX90’s interior, resulting in a layered assemblage that adds to the Scandinavian salon feel.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
By investing in smarter recommendation systems and rethinking success metrics, the industry can build a future where every track has a chance to be heard and listeners enjoy the thrill of unexpected discoveries.
—Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2025
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Michael Copley, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
The pandemic gave many people more time at home and a chance to rethink their relationship to work.
—Aatish Bhatia, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
The clean-slate approach to the interiors allowed Volvo’s designers to rethink the colors, textures and other materials used in the EX90’s interior, resulting in a layered assemblage that adds to the Scandinavian salon feel.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
By investing in smarter recommendation systems and rethinking success metrics, the industry can build a future where every track has a chance to be heard and listeners enjoy the thrill of unexpected discoveries.
—Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rethink
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In 1930, Gandhi was named Time Magazine’s ‘Man of the Year,’ and the notoriety helped to pressure the British government to reconsider its policies in India.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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In the end, the movie’s insights are limited to observing versions of real-world problems whose solutions are as simple as taking a beat to reconsider one’s initial impulses and presumptions.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025
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For years, fans have wondered, could a happy, healthy Lady Gaga ever revisit the freakiest moments of her first four albums?—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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To mark the start of tornado season, Netflix’s new documentary, The Twister: Caught in the Storm, revisits the catastrophic EF-5 tornado that tore through Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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White House officials are now reviewing the downsizing plans, a move expected to result in the mass firing of thousands of government workers within the coming weeks, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thursday.—
Nathan Layne and Tim Reid,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Jeff Gluck,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Rethink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rethink. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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