as in consideration
a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something we'll take that matter under advisement and get back to you later

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Recent Examples of advisement Kelly Pedersen, partner, global retail leader at advisement firm PwC, said that could see off-price retail prices coming close to those offered by marketplaces and fast-fashion platforms. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 27 Aug. 2025 An enduring and vociferously heated debate concerns whether the use of generic generative AI for mental health advisement on a population-level basis is going to be a positive outcome or a negative outcome for society. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 Bryant took the matter under advisement without issuing a ruling. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025 The judge took the dangerousness matter under advisement, and was expected to deliver his finding on Monday. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for advisement
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Noun
  • Other ethical considerations will arise as the watches go into production.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Coming out of Toronto, she was immediately put into awards consideration.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • Grayson was charged with first-degree murder but an option for second-degree murder was added to jury instructions before deliberations began.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Lobbying expenditures from firms linked to the Chinese PLA have intensified as deliberations in Congress have progressed surrounding the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual piece of legislation designed to fund America’s military and deal broadly with national security matters.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Advisement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advisement. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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