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
Vail Resorts chief executive Rob Katz has made statements this year suggesting the company is rethinking its lift ticket pricing.
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John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
Other giants — John Romero of Doom and Glen Schofield of Dead Space — have had to rethink games because of business hurdles and deals falling through.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
This will force countries to rethink the value of that spare capacity, given its location, thereby keeping prices high and volatile.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Mohamad Faizal Bin Ramli/Getty Images Each year, the Medicare Advantage open enrollment window — which typically runs from January 1 to March 31 — offers a limited but important opportunity for seniors to rethink their approach to healthcare coverage for the year.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
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John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
Other giants — John Romero of Doom and Glen Schofield of Dead Space — have had to rethink games because of business hurdles and deals falling through.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
This will force countries to rethink the value of that spare capacity, given its location, thereby keeping prices high and volatile.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Mohamad Faizal Bin Ramli/Getty Images Each year, the Medicare Advantage open enrollment window — which typically runs from January 1 to March 31 — offers a limited but important opportunity for seniors to rethink their approach to healthcare coverage for the year.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rethink
Verb
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The Massachusetts Dental Society, representing over 5,000 dentists, is putting the heat on lawmakers to reconsider the cap proposal.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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Golden also voiced frustration with the state of Congress and the longest shutdown in government history last fall, arguing that the dysfunction led him to reconsider his options.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Deep-sea scientists rarely have a chance to return to the same places, but Cordes continued to revisit his Gulf corals.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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More than three decades later, Stiller revisits the sport with the docuseries that follows five bowlers on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour, revealing the realities of life on the road.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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Despite being reviewed again in 2008 and 2009, investigators never discovered new leads.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Rethink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rethink. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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