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thought

[thawt] / θɔt /




Usage

What are other ways to say thought? The noun thought, which reflects its primary emphasis on the mental process, may denote any concept except the more weighty and elaborate ones: I welcomed his thoughts on the subject. A thought came to him. Idea, although it may refer to thoughts of any degree of seriousness or triviality, is commonly used for mental concepts considered more important or elaborate: We pondered the idea of the fourth dimension. The idea of his arrival frightened me. Conception suggests a thought that seems complete, individual, recent, or somewhat intricate: The architect's conception delighted them. Notion suggests a fleeting, vague, or imperfect thought: a bare notion of how to proceed.

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Known as 'expression quantitative trait loci', these switches can be thought of as volume controls that influence how strongly particular genes are activated or suppressed.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

Many officials thought higher rates would likely be needed if inflation doesn’t come down.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

I thought that would be all that I’d want.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Last season, 22 of 35 BBC predictors had them down as champions and only three thought they would finish lower than second.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

I catch Dad wince as the thought hits him.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

I’d appreciate some thoughts on the best approach to Roth conversions.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

"Nicolas, Mathilde, you loved each other, we loved you. Immense sadness and shock. My thoughts are with your families," Oscar-winning French actor Jean Dujardin, who starred in the "OSS 117" movies said on social media.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

He added: "Obviously our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims and we are all hoping that the other injured parties can pull through."

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

If it was a car, it’d have only one gear, and I have some thoughts about the costs of that.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

My thoughts are a scrambled mess of everything that’s happened between us, and they play at supersonic speed in my head.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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