rethink
verb
re·think
(ˌ)rē-ˈthiŋk 
rethought
(ˌ)rē-ˈthȯt
; rethinking
; rethinking
: to think about again : reconsider
: to engage in reconsideration
rethinker
noun
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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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Perhaps now, the gun apologists may have to rethink their passionate defense of this favorite gun used by school shooters in the massacre of innocents.
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Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
CHROs are leveraging technology in more innovative ways and planning how companies can save costs and rethink the workforce of the future.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 2 May 2024
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Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
CHROs are leveraging technology in more innovative ways and planning how companies can save costs and rethink the workforce of the future.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 2 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for rethink
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“Rethink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rethink. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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