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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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When comic creator Garth Ennis first conceived “The Boys” in 2004, blending the cult of celebrity with the high stakes of politics seemed merely like a dark thought experiment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Start said he had no concerns about the controversies and thought Platner had changed, noting that some of the online posts were from more than a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"After getting a better look I thought this is a rare thing," he told BBC Cymru Fyw.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

"These highest-energy cosmic rays are thought to come from extreme astrophysical sources, like two neutron stars colliding or a massive star collapsing," Murase said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

I thought she was joking until she repeatedly corrected me.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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