Noun
Form your own opinions: don't let others do your thinking for you!
I've been doing some thinking about this, and I don't think you're right after all.
The school's curriculum encourages independent thinking.
A piece of quick thinking got us out of trouble.
I'd like to know your thinking on this.
What is the current thinking on the subject? Adjective
Chess is a thinking man's game.
it's surprising to find thinking people who believe such nonsense
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Noun
The thinking goes that a VP pick should either be an exciting addition to the ticket, sooth an important constituency or hail from a state or region that can help to bring a critical swing state into their Electoral College column.—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 7 July 2024 Jeffries hasn’t disagreed with members that Vice President Harris would be the best option to lead the ticket if Biden chooses to step aside, said two people familiar with this thinking who spoke on the condition of anonymity to detail private conversations.—Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
Adjective
Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college.—Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 28 Aug. 2019 Credit Gus Malzahn for being proactive and thinking long-term in choosing his starting quarterback.—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2019 See all Example Sentences for thinking
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