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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
Moreover, everyone can, and should, try to improve their mathematical thinking — not necessarily to solve math problems, but as a general self-help technique.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Nov. 2024
Missing allure Comparable thinking tells you not many Americans are moving to California.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 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 | [email protected], al, 22 Aug. 2019
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“Thinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thinking. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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