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Collocations for thinking - noun

1. using your mind to think

ADJ.

deep, hard, serious
This topic requires a lot of deep thinking.
good
Yes, we''ll phone them instead - that''s good thinking (= a good idea).
clear, logical | muddled | quick | forward
The school would have made better use of the money with a little forward thinking.
positive | abstract, analytical, critical | creative, independent, innovative, original | lateral | wishful
His claims to be a millionaire are just wishful thinking.

QUANT.

piece
a brilliant piece of lateral thinking

VERB + THINKING

do
We have some hard thinking to do before we agree to the plan.
apply
The book shows you how to apply critical thinking to your studies.

PREP.

~ behind
It was difficult to see what the thinking was behind their eventual decision.

2. opinion

ADJ.

contemporary, current, modern | fresh, new | conventional, old, traditional | divergent | government | Labour, Republican, etc. | economic, educational, historical, political, scientific, etc.
Traditional educational thinking placed importance on learning by rote.
feminist, socialist, etc. | military, strategic

VERB + THINKING

develop, shape | clarify, explain | change
They are unlikely to have changed their thinking so soon.
dominate
His writings on motorized warfare dominated strategic thinking in the 1930s.

PREP.

in … ~
contemporary trends in feminist thinking
~ about/on
What is the current Conservative thinking on social security?

PHRASES

a shift in sb''s thinking
There''s been a shift in government thinking on genetically-modified food.
to sb''s way of thinking
(= in sb''s opinion) To my way of thinking, it would just be a massive waste of money.

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