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think through

Idioms  
  1. Also, think out. Arrive at a thorough understanding of; devise or contrive thoroughly. For example, That answer doesn't work; I don't believe you've thought the problem through, or He thought out a far more efficient method. The first term dates from the early 1900s, the variant from the mid-1800s. Also see think up.


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Stream lets you think through ideas in the moment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Opposition depends not only on organized protests, but on the collective capacity to think through the crisis.

From Salon

Opposition depends not only on organized protests, but on the collective capacity to think through the crisis.

From Salon

What are its challenges and how do we think through them?

From The Wall Street Journal

“So just kind of trying to think through all that stuff and net it out and see what gives us the best chance tomorrow.”

From Los Angeles Times