thinking of what comes next vs thinking what comes next

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Thinking of what comes next' is more commonly used when you want to express the act of considering or pondering about what will happen in the future. On the other hand, 'thinking what comes next' is also correct but less common, and it is used when you want to convey the idea of reflecting on or contemplating the sequence of events.

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thinking of what comes next

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express the act of considering or pondering about what will happen in the future.

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You must think of what comes next.
The economics of what comes next should be easy to grasp, even for you.
It's just seventy-five, I have to think of what comes next.
And tell her I said not to be afraid of what comes next.
When you're young, you're not afraid of what comes next.
I have no idea of what comes next, so I just used robotic and natural cockroaches as the future, as a little warning.
The most incredible sort of mystery, I think, is now the question of what comes next.
What comes next is really quite exquisite.
Good, then you know what comes next.
And I look forward to what comes next.
Partner, we don't know what comes next.
I don't want what comes next.
You don't want what comes next.
You'll need your strength for what comes next.
But it's what comes next.
The hard part's what comes next.
What comes next, more so.
What comes next, more so.
You will play a part in what comes next.
Just looking, waiting to see what comes next.

Alternatives:

considering what comes next
pondering what comes next

thinking what comes next

This phrase is correct but less common in English.

This phrase is used to convey the idea of reflecting on or contemplating the sequence of events.

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What comes next is really quite exquisite.
Good, then you know what comes next.
And I look forward to what comes next.
Partner, we don't know what comes next.
I don't want what comes next.
You don't want what comes next.
You'll need your strength for what comes next.
But it's what comes next.
The hard part's what comes next.
What comes next, more so.
What comes next, more so.
You will play a part in what comes next.
Just looking, waiting to see what comes next.
I'm trying to figure out what comes next.
I do not fear what comes next.
What comes next you brought on yourself.
You must know that what comes next will be very difficult.
No one is ready for what comes next.
Focus on the words of the song, try to remember what comes next.
But it's what comes next.

Alternatives:

reflecting on what comes next
contemplating what comes next

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