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
With inflation on their minds, investors will be eager to get a glimpse of the Fed's thinking when minutes from the last monetary policy meeting are released on Wednesday.—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025 But allegations that Sassoon detailed in her letter of resignation — that the government did not have a valid basis for dismissing the case — could influence Ho’s thinking.—James Barron, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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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