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think out

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to consider carefully and rationally in order to reach a conclusion

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think out Idioms  

  1. see think through.

Example Sentences

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“That allowed us to think out of the box.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

However, that financial chasm has forced some clubs to think out of their usual Italian box with Napoli, Milan and Inter's runs this season proof Serie A sides can succeed.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2023

But the technology also allows Kruger to expand her language and think out loud, which is more genuinely enlivening.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2022

“Now to catch a big fish at my lake, you’ve got to think out of the box,” Brown says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2022

Rosaleen made a little humming sound, I think out of awkwardness, but eventually she stopped.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

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