rethink
verb
re·think
(ˌ)rē-ˈthiŋk 
rethought
(ˌ)rē-ˈthȯt
; rethinking
; rethinking
: to think about again : reconsider
: to engage in reconsideration
rethinker
noun
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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Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2025
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Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2025
The authors also note that rethinking sea ice’s status could include Indigenous people who have been routinely excluded from decisions around Arctic sovereignty and whose millennia of living on and with ice could guide its future governance.
—Brett Simpson, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
By rethinking the metal at the heart of the light-absorbing dye, the team has demonstrated a way to improve solar-to-hydrogen conversion without increasing the overall system’s complexity.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
This agentic approach will empower lenders to rethink the entire mortgage process, turning the loan lifecycle from a slow, paper-intensive gauntlet into a streamlined digital journey.
—Geoff Green, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Rethink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rethink. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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