think-tank
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.56 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
verb
To perform research and develop recommendations as part of a think tank.
Example Sentences
- "The chairman had some quite remarkable hearings last year — I think you cited in your testimony Dr. Lange and others who came here and sort of think-tanked for us — and it was very interesting."
- "In either event, depending on the nature of the business and the help needed, assistance through the entire procedure will be provided. Everything from devising a business plan to business expansion strategies are think-tanked."
- "Bill will change jobs to be closer, will move from D.C. to L.A., just after the riots, and will do his think-tanking there."
- "And punishing the ones who were responsible for think-tanking, creating and unleashing this horrible monster, murdering biological warfare on the people, while being faithfully, willingly and ready to die in accomplishing their conquest against these evil-doers."
- "To Schroeder, the trip to FedEx's 2015 small-business summit, where she and fellow winners “think-tanked it out,” was invaluable."