on second thought

adverb as in instead

Strong match

Weak matches

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On second thought, maybe they simply aren’t.

On second thought, maybe I overstated their brilliance.

Or, on second thought, maybe it wouldn’t be a surprise.

On second thought, however, it’s more complicated than that.

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