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 Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and everyone affected by this heartbreaking tragedy. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The practice involves writing down your intrusive thoughts and fears, and even recording yourself talking about them, and playing that recording back to yourself. — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026 An unresolved choice can continue occupying your thoughts, leaving you to revisit the same questions repeatedly. — Kriti Kumar, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026 The nature of the goalie position means more time spent alone with one’s thoughts. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Good luck out there, and remember to think positive thoughts! — Nora Deligter, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2026 Even with all the flux and uncertainty, there are plenty of players whose eligibility is not in question and are hoping to become household names by the time America's thoughts turn to March Madness. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026 This is the ability to reframe thoughts and physical signs that could be interpreted as anxiety in a less threatening way. — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 This is music pulled clingwrap-tight, close to tearing, around dozens of little thoughts. — Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoughts
  1. considerations
  2. ideas
  3. deliberations
  4. notions
  5. pictures
  6. concepts
  7. impressions
  8. conceptions
Noun
  • Distance from family, unfamiliar systems and language barriers are real considerations.
    — Lance B. Fulford, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Navy Blue, who describes himself as detail-oriented, says those considerations are what make products meaningful to him.
    — Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of considerations
Noun
  • Our research and engineering remain world-class, but our record of getting ideas to market and improving how products are made has been less stellar.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • As the woman in the shop explained to them, and the editors dutifully left in the episode to exonerate them, part of the aesthetic is bridging international ideas of cuteness (or kawaii in Japanese).
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • The vote, which had been scheduled for last week, was delayed after two days of deliberations because of growing wariness among Egyptians concerned about an intervention in Yemen's long-running conflict.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The vote, which had been scheduled for last week, was delayed after two days of deliberations because of growing wariness among Egyptians concerned about an intervention in Yemen’s long-running conflict.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of deliberations
Noun
  • Western traditions of symmetry and notions of linear time are upended.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That is followed by one focused on exploring conventional notions of beauty by uncovering the unexpected draw of unpleasant scents with Naïla Hamayed, Givaudan’s fragrance evaluator.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of notions
Noun
  • In her hometown of Yefremov, about 300 kilometers (185 miles) south of Moscow and about halfway to the border with Ukraine, Masha’s teacher had asked the class to draw pictures supporting Russian troops.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • And there was a photographer who seemed to be taking an endless number of pictures.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of pictures
Noun
  • Their writing would help concepts including gains from trade and the division of labor to take root in the popular imagination.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • And the expansion of the IRL Economy, just like the AI buildout, will require substantial capital to build and modernize venues, bring successful concepts to new markets and create entirely new offerings.
    — Davis Noell, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of concepts
Noun
  • What Zuckerberg hasn’t addressed directly, on the podcast or the earnings call, is whether agents will eat into the ad impressions that generate nearly all of Meta’s revenue today.
    — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • These creators’ posts brought the company nearly 12 billion impressions on social media, Disney said.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of impressions
Noun
  • Many young adults who started families in the past twenty years were raised this way, which shaped their own conceptions of how to rear children.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Whether destruction or technological progress, both are purposeful activities, each with different conceptions of success or failure.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of conceptions

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“Thoughts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoughts. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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