thought
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past tense and past participle of think
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Synonyms & Antonyms for thought
Synonyms: Noun
account, advisement, consideration, debate, deliberation, reflection, study
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of thought in a Sentence
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He could easily have held the audience for a one-hour answer that ranged from his thoughts on jazz to his soap-opera career playing gangsters … — Calvin Trillin, Nation, 28 May 2007 … thoughts expressed while sitting alone at the keyboard would be put more diplomatically—or go unmentioned—face to face. — Daniel Goleman, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2007 Yes, well don't forget, sir, we're viewing this with twenty-twenty hindsight, but at the time no one gave a thought to geckos or what they ate—they were just another fact of life in the tropics. — T. Coraghessan Boyle, Harper's, April 1993 My first thought was that something must have changed. The thought of leaving never crossed my mind. Do you have any thoughts about the subject? She abandoned all thoughts of going home. It was just a thought. She was lost in thought. She abandoned all thought of going home. They should have put more thought into the proposal. While you're enjoying the holidays, you should spare a thought for those who are less fortunate. He has no thought for anyone but himself.
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People all over the world sent thoughts and prayers to Dayton after the nation's 251st mass shooting this year. — Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, "What is Dave Chappelle's connection to Dayton, Ohio?," 21 Aug. 2019 Our thoughts and prayers are with Sheika and the entire Gramshammer family. — John Meyer, The Denver Post, "Pepi Gramshammer, ski icon and “visionary” Vail business owner, dies at 87," 20 Aug. 2019 Hindutva embraces all the departments of thought and activity of the whole being of our Hindu race. — Vikram Sampath, Quartz India, "The father of Hindutva believed Aryans migrated to India," 20 Aug. 2019 Expanding on this line of thought in an interview with Mongabay’s Ignacio Amigo, Alencar said that rainfall will not resume until late September, or even later in the more northern regions of the Amazon. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Three Things to Know About the Fires Blazing Across the Amazon Rainforest," 20 Aug. 2019 This elides a few important differences between the two schools of thought, including how each handles the interest rate. — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, "The Economist Who Believes the Government Should Just Print More Money," 20 Aug. 2019 This is not a game that will intimidate more social board gamers, yet as the game moves along, the amount of thought and strategy gets meaty enough for more serious board gamers. — Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, "Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering game that puts the fun in undermining democracy," 19 Aug. 2019 Perhaps a more skillful thought: 'Parenting is hard for everyone. — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, "How to Keep Your Cool Around Your Kids When You're Ready to Blow, According to a Clinical Social Worker," 19 Aug. 2019 Cherie, Amanda, and Maria, my thoughts and prayers are with you. — Megan Stein, Country Living, "'Deadliest Catch' Captain Keith Colburn's Former Deck Boss and Mentor Has Died at 66," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'thought.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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past tense and past participle of think