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What does on second thought mean?

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Prepositional phrase
  1. (US, idiomatic) After reconsidering; on further consideration.
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But Dede was out, the landlady's daughter told him, and added, on second thought, that she was out walking in the hills.
I originally thought that it was a good idea, but on second thought I'm not so sure.
On seeing me, he suddenly drew in his little steed, and seemed inclined to turn back, but on second thought apparently judged it better to continue his course as before.
I could not withstand that look, nor could I, on second thought, have deserted my rescuer without giving as good an account of myself in his behalf as he had in mine.
But, on second thought, how can we be sure that the captured carbon dioxide will stay inertly where we put it?
But on second thought, aren't avarice and greed the same thing?

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