CHEW OVER Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

chew over

verb

Definition of chew over next

as in to contemplate

to give serious and careful thought to yet another senator chewing over the idea of running for president

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Recent Examples of chew over That calls for precise communication between station chefs, who congregate nightly to chew over the next day’s dishes. —

Kristin Tablang, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 Jensen McRae is still chewing over something her therapist told her during their first session together. —

Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025 Drivers get literal hours to stare at the bumper sticker on the car ahead and chew over their lives. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025 In this wholly original, self-aware cinematic work, a filmmaker chews over what might have been and playfully probes the inner workings of a genre at saturation point. —

Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chew over

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Throughout United Village, plans also call for a Bailey Nurseries garden greenspace, outdoor murals and additional public art, with longer-term plans contemplating an open-air pavilion that could double as an ice rink and outdoor market.

— Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
California lawmakers are also contemplating legislation that would better balance the state’s construction-defect laws.

— M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026