thoughts

noun

plural of thought
1
as in considerations
a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something I'll give your request some thought and then let you know what my decision is

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2
as in ideas
something imagined or pictured in the mind I just had a thought: what if we both pitched in and bought him one big present instead of two smaller presents for his birthday?

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Recent Examples of thoughts The visual style references a late 1980s Donna Karan campaign and video, photographed by Dennis Piel, that featured Rosemary McGrotha expressing her inner thoughts inside a limousine coming into New York. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 Fans took to YouTube and Instagram to share their thoughts on the teaser clip. — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Vance used the example to illustrate the extraordinary speed at which artificial intelligence is developing before returning to his broader thoughts about the end times. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 Eighty-two percent said social media had triggered eating disorder thoughts or behaviors. — Jessica Scheer, STAT, 2 Sep. 2026 What are his thoughts on reclassifying to the 2027 class and getting to Athens a year early? — Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Hunt was in town recently to accept an award on behalf of Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis and shared thoughts on his career and filming this season’s first episode in Kansas City. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2026 The defendant and his attorney, Michael Sanft, wrap arms around one another, whispering a few final thoughts before the moment of judgment. — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 What are your thoughts about AOC as the standard bearer of the Bernie movement? — David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoughts
  1. considerations
  2. ideas
  3. deliberations
  4. notions
  5. pictures
  6. concepts
  7. impressions
  8. conceptions
Noun
  • For now, the main considerations are cutting benefits for wealthier Americans or eliminating the cap on Social Security's payroll tax.
    — Ashley Lopez, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The flyby is subject to weather and operational considerations.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of considerations
Noun
  • Trying to fit Hinduism into Western categories of theisms diverges from the tradition’s diverse history of ideas while mixing internal understandings with European perspectives and categories.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Algorithms can be implemented in different programming languages, in much the same way that ideas can be expressed in English, Mandarin, or Arabic.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • The next day, closing arguments began, followed by jury deliberations.
    — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The university, like campuses nationwide, is barred by federal privacy law from discussing individual discipline cases or internal deliberations, even when a student goes public.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of deliberations
Noun
  • Then come the notions and hardware, like earring posts, beads and crystal accents, that complete the transformation from fleeting flora to lasting adornment.
    — Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • My novel The Rayburn Affair lays bare notions of friendship, rivalry, envy, authorship, and power.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of notions
Noun
  • Starting in the 1930s, as talking pictures and then radio and TV supplanted theater as the prime form of mass entertainment, some were converted to cinemas.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • And, apparently, the eerie pictures are turning people's stomachs.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of pictures
Noun
  • Lithium-7, meanwhile, is used in advanced fission concepts, including molten salt reactors.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Open Concepts With more mixed reactions than the other trends, open concepts fill out the top five most controversial design trends.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of concepts
Noun
  • Since then, the apps have kept generating thousands of impressions a week, downloads keep climbing and real users keep showing up, all organically.
    — Zoe Huang, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • After testing multiple new hatchbacks, sedans, minivans, cargo vans, family SUVs and more, here are my top 10 best new vehicles of 2026 so far based on my driving impressions, rankings and overall value propositions.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of impressions
Noun
  • As the narratives converge, Obreht teases out the relationship between our conceptions of history and of ourselves.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The thread of citizen rights and responsibilities weaves through each of these, uniting evolving conceptions of freedom, self-government, and individual achievement from the nation’s past through to its present.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026
Definition of conceptions

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“Thoughts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoughts. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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