How to Use thought patterns/processes in a Sentence

thought patterns/processes

plural noun
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  • This was his focus now: people’s destructive thought patterns and ways to break out of them.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 June 2024
  • Sometimes, those sneaky feelings of overwhelm, resistant thought patterns and a sense of doubt can creep in—and that’s okay!
    — Cheryl Keates, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • It’s trained to follow language and thought patterns like humans.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2023
  • An early peak to Pruitt’s second album, Mantras, the song faces the negative thought patterns that inspired the record head-on.
    — Alex Suskind, Vulture, 6 June 2024
  • But as is so often the case with do-gooders in possession of shallow thought processes, the joke was on Pierre.
    — John Tamny, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • A lot of them had to do with interrogating her thought patterns and emotions.
    — Lydia Wang, Women's Health, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Cancer June 21-July 22 Your thought patterns are about to become much, much wider, Cancer.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023
  • But there are also reliable ways to manage symptoms and resources to cope with your thought patterns.
    — Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 9 May 2024
  • Some of you could be struggling with breaking out of negative thought patterns that were passed down from your family of origin.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Advertisement Then, the thought processes of key leaders seemed to change, Rodriguez said.
    — Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Drop the thought patterns of your former, smaller self and step spectacularly into your brand new role.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • If left unchecked, these maladaptive thought patterns can lead to debilitating levels of burnout and stress.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Patients with anorexia were still unable to bring themselves to eat, still stuck in rigid thought patterns, still chillingly underweight.
    — Rachel Gutman-Wei, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Exercise can also help take your focus off negative thought patterns, per the Mayo Clinic.
    — Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Part of the overeating may be because stress can interfere with thought processes, like self-regulation.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 11 May 2023
  • Maybe a little bit of examination of one's internal thought processes about this stuff might help.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2024
  • While sitting in the dugout watching a game, O’Hoppe will ask whoever isn’t playing that day questions about what to do in certain situations, getting to talk through his thought processes in game time.
    — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
  • The introduction sets the stage for how the foster care system evolved and focuses on the orphan train as a way of describing the early problems and thought processes leading to the modern foster care system.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2023
  • Simple programming languages like Scratch, and techniques like block coding, make learning the logic and thought processes behind coding easy, even for kids.
    — Science Near Me, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2023
  • That can involve looking at thought patterns as no different than any other stimuli in the environment to take the power out of perfectionist thoughts.
    — Jennifer Dunphy, Good Housekeeping, 11 May 2023
  • As for which one is right for you, my advice is this: A great loyalty program truly takes into account its customers’ needs, thought processes and purchase habits works in any vertical.
    — Zsuzsa Kecsmar, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
  • This represents a turning point to come back to the self after a period of potentially self-destructive behaviors or thought patterns.
    — Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The goal is to recognize and challenge distorted or negative thought patterns that contribute to emotional distress.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Three of them—Aricept, Exelon, and Razadyne—are cholinesterase inhibitors, which treat symptoms related to memory, language, judgment, and other thought processes.
    — Byrichard Eisenberg, Fortune Well, 15 June 2023
  • Field linguists, whose work brings them regularly into contact with the stunning diversity of the world's languages, also have long doubted the idea that a person's native language has no impact on their thought processes.
    — Christine Kenneally, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Woebot deploys concepts from cognitive behavioral therapy to help users change their thought patterns.
    — Casey Sackett, IEEE Spectrum, 26 May 2024
  • After 30 days without alcohol, your brain and thought processes might become clearer, according to Larson.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Nolan also asked Jackson to try to show Oppenheimer's thought processes which would be ultimately depicted in the movie via abstract but spectacular imagery.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 18 July 2023
  • Editor’s picks Diversity among your team means involving a variety of people with different backgrounds, thought processes, and skill types.
    — Jason Hennessey, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Venus in Virgo will charm your curious third house of communication, thought processes and immediate surroundings, adding a layer of meticulousness and tact to your approach and self-expression.
    — Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024

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