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
Not everyone who is kidnapped or goes missing is found alive or recovered safely — but those who do sometimes have their own resourcefulness and quick thinking to thank for their survival.—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 31 May 2024 And yet, the practical matters of life still factor in, and vestiges of traditional thinking could come in and have an impact on the family.—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 May 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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