1
as in deliberation
a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something
after much consideration we decided to make an offer on the house
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2
as in compensation
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
since it was pro bono work, no consideration was made
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Recent Examples of consideration
And these kinds of private players are officially not just a fringe consideration for NATO.
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Even high stress levels can affect reproductive health, making stress management an essential consideration.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 27 June 2025
Irwin recalled Friday being hurt his sophomore football season and giving serious consideration to quitting football and focusing solely on golf, perhaps at Oklahoma State or Houston rather than in Boulder.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 June 2025
With a new venue comes a new vision for the festival, and Brun has taken careful consideration to strike a balance between honoring the essence of BAYO while translating the show to an arena stage.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 26 June 2025
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Even high stress levels can affect reproductive health, making stress management an essential consideration.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 27 June 2025
Irwin recalled Friday being hurt his sophomore football season and giving serious consideration to quitting football and focusing solely on golf, perhaps at Oklahoma State or Houston rather than in Boulder.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 June 2025
With a new venue comes a new vision for the festival, and Brun has taken careful consideration to strike a balance between honoring the essence of BAYO while translating the show to an arena stage.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consideration
Noun
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The panel of eight men and four women continued deliberating the charges against Combs after not reaching a verdict on the first day of deliberations.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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Multiple notes were sent back from the jury throughout the roughly 10 hours of deliberations so far.—
Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz , Maria Paronich , Brendan McDonald,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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The compensation failed to account for the lifetime of income and family wealth his land provided.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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New York was able to benefit somewhat from the move, acquiring draft compensation from the Miami Dolphins for Waller.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
Noun
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The bones, which date back to an interglacial period in which Neanderthals lived, were from animals like red deer and horses, according to a study published on July 2 in Science Advances.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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The collapse of tropical forests was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming that followed, according to a new study published July 2 in the British journal Nature Communications.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
Noun
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The biggest drawdowns on those reserves were to make extra pension payments designed to keep the four major pension funds afloat and reduce payments in the long term.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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The conflict escalated rapidly after Canada's Finance Department confirmed Friday that companies would still be required to make their first digital tax payments Monday, despite ongoing negotiations.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Personal information potentially compromised includes: contact information; birth dates; Social Security, passport and driver’s license numbers; and financial account and health information.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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Taking party identification into account, the poll finds that Republicans are more pleased with their party than Democrats are.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Still, some employers are hesitant to reduce weekly hours while providing full pay and benefits.—
Julia Sullivan,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Whereas a hardware company might offer a new Ph.D $150K or $200K to start, a software company (with much higher gross margins) can win the day with a $500K package including performance pay and equity.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer forced the bill to be read on the floor in its entirety late Saturday, which has pushed back debate on the bill by more than 12 hours.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
29 June 2025
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But that’s what is still missing in the Gmail AI debate, which has been more a take it or leave it offer.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Ahead of Juneteenth, proponents of reparations for African Americans met last week with mostly Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill to urge them to continue the push for federal reparations legislation.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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Leaders don't have to be the experts on Juneteenth because there are many nuances around sensitivities of the topic of slavery, reparations, and more.—
Simone E. Morris,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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“Consideration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consideration. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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