under consideration
idiom
: being thought about and discussed
Her suggestion is still under consideration by the committee.
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The implementation of the technology in the Premier League for the 2025-26 season is under consideration.
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Two additional locations are under consideration by Tokyo for hosting the missiles: Camp Yufuin in Oita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu and Vice-Camp Katsuren in Okinawa Prefecture on Okinawa Island—the largest of Japan's southwestern islands.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Ten corridors are under consideration and Metro Transit officials began accepting comments on them July 23.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 29 July 2025
These observations are premised solely for the purpose of rendering more intelligible those which apply more directly to the particular case under consideration.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Two additional locations are under consideration by Tokyo for hosting the missiles: Camp Yufuin in Oita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu and Vice-Camp Katsuren in Okinawa Prefecture on Okinawa Island—the largest of Japan's southwestern islands.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Ten corridors are under consideration and Metro Transit officials began accepting comments on them July 23.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 29 July 2025
These observations are premised solely for the purpose of rendering more intelligible those which apply more directly to the particular case under consideration.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for under consideration
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“Under consideration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20consideration. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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