as in reconsidered
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 rethought
Supply chains are being rethought.
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Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Foreign materials fueled American global power, but also raised tricky questions about access to resources and about sovereignty, just as the old European imperial order was being rethought.
—Thomas Robertson, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
This all might sound like some of the country’s most prominent Republicans have rethought their views on the Second Amendment.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
Entire industries are being rethought, not gradually, but all at once.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
As vehicles move toward higher levels of automation, interior layouts are being rethought.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Finding the industry’s reservation system to be archaic, Kokonas rethought its relationship to dining out.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
On the whole, the provisions the law provides to disincentivize offshoring and promote reshoring need to be rethought, the lawmakers wrote.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Leftover food is sold to outside customers through Too Good To Go, and food waste that can’t be sold is weighed and registered, so that over time servings can be rethought to minimize waste.
—Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Foreign materials fueled American global power, but also raised tricky questions about access to resources and about sovereignty, just as the old European imperial order was being rethought.
—Thomas Robertson, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
This all might sound like some of the country’s most prominent Republicans have rethought their views on the Second Amendment.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
Entire industries are being rethought, not gradually, but all at once.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
As vehicles move toward higher levels of automation, interior layouts are being rethought.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Finding the industry’s reservation system to be archaic, Kokonas rethought its relationship to dining out.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
On the whole, the provisions the law provides to disincentivize offshoring and promote reshoring need to be rethought, the lawmakers wrote.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Leftover food is sold to outside customers through Too Good To Go, and food waste that can’t be sold is weighed and registered, so that over time servings can be rethought to minimize waste.
—Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rethought
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Nearly a decade later, taking its energy security and net-zero goals into consideration, the Southeast Asian country reconsidered its decision to halt work at the Ninh Thuan site.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Artwork depicting Cesar Chavez's leadership in the farmworker movement is now being reconsidered in public and private places.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Bono and Jacknife Lee revisited the track, and like a jazzman, Bono went all out.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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Skiing isn't the only childhood memory that Prince Harry has revisited with his own kids.—
Meredith Kile,
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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Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media’s AI policy.—
Scott Lebar. Story produced with AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Rethought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rethought. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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