as in reasoning
having the ability to reason
it's surprising to find thinking people who believe such nonsense
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as in meditation
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as in believing
to have as an opinion
I think we should wait for someone to come help us out
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Recent Examples of thinking
Kate Morgan,
The Cut,
20 Apr. 2018
Sometimes surgeries require more thinking beforehand.
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Erin Blakemore,
Washington Post,
15 Oct. 2017
Bram Sable-Smith,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Vance, meanwhile, has taken a more transactional approach in a bid to secure an end to a war that Trump is desperate to put behind him, according to people familiar with the president’s thinking.
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Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
The crash was not an accident, Adams said, because Pino violated several navigational rules — and piloted the boat without thinking about the well-being of his wife, daughter and the 11 girls on the boat.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
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Adjective
These are the most vulnerable parts [of the brain] and can be easily damaged, so your libido can run a bit more wild when it’s not being curtailed by the higher thinking part of the brain.
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Kate Morgan,
The Cut,
20 Apr. 2018
Sometimes surgeries require more thinking beforehand.
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Erin Blakemore,
Washington Post,
15 Oct. 2017
Noun
Knowledge of similar challenges influenced the thinking of the hunters in Missouri as well.
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Bram Sable-Smith,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Vance, meanwhile, has taken a more transactional approach in a bid to secure an end to a war that Trump is desperate to put behind him, according to people familiar with the president’s thinking.
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Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Verb
For his part, Joe doesn’t seem to be thinking about his issues with Nathan half as much as Nathan or Gael are.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
The crash was not an accident, Adams said, because Pino violated several navigational rules — and piloted the boat without thinking about the well-being of his wife, daughter and the 11 girls on the boat.
—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinking
Adjective
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The value equation was rational, transactional and easy to understand.
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Perhaps there was a rational explanation for the man outside her apartment.
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Mindful downtime, including meditation, progressive muscle relaxation, or reading instead of screen time, promotes better sleep and mental quiet.
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Residential patients will also have access to a stickball court, garden space for traditional foods, a gym and room for meditation.
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After spending the entire film believing that killing Krem will finally bring her peace, Ruthye is forced to confront whether vengeance will actually heal her — or simply continue the cycle of violence.
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Both leaders prioritized people, believing that caring for employees leads to exceptional customer and patient service.
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The robot staff behind the scenes Pudu's FlashBot will run an intelligent vending system, allowing guests to order drink deliveries by smartphone.
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His after-game interviews were always intelligent and sometimes humorous.
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Trish and Dan Bell Chapel The Trish and Dan Bell Chapel will serve as a gathering place for worship, contemplation and spiritual strengthening at FIU.
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Many crude laughs were bolstered by the attached contemplation.
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Competitive Wordle Score The Wordle Bot gets 1 point for guessing in three and 1 for beating me.
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Once the model is built, it can be used to take a scene constructed by artists and tweak it, making the physics look realistic — not by modeling the physics, but by guessing at them based on absorbing an incredibly large dataset of real-world footage.
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The soccer world has moved on from the idea that a coach must share his players' blood and that a team’s identity is just a reflection of an unchanging national character.
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The country is gearing up to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, adding festivities and reflection to this year’s holiday.
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Why Overreaction Is Dangerous The immune analogy becomes especially useful when considering failure modes.
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The Facebook parent is also considering selling raw computing capacity à la neocloud companies like CoreWeave, according to the report.
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“Thinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinking. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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