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
Drivers get literal hours to stare at the bumper sticker on the car ahead and chew over their lives.
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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
There will certainly be plenty of plot developments to chew over.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Wall Street is chewing over critical data released last week on Amgen’s experimental weight loss injection – a potential competitor in the blockbuster obesity drug market.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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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
There will certainly be plenty of plot developments to chew over.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Wall Street is chewing over critical data released last week on Amgen’s experimental weight loss injection – a potential competitor in the blockbuster obesity drug market.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chew over
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Louise Hémon The jury would also like to acknowledge a director whose film transported us into an extreme landscape, and created an unsettling atmosphere that kept us contemplating the nature of lust, education, and violence.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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Deacon clatters off in his truck, leaving me to contemplate my new home.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Gavin Newsom is pondering a White House run.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Oct. 2025
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Martinez notes that the mind-bending plot has given audiences a cinematic experience to truly ponder.—
William Earl,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Goodell brushed aside the criticism, emphasizing that the halftime show’s purpose is to entertain and reach the widest audience possible.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.—
Matthew Glowicki,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
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If the White House must be remade, let there be a plan; let it be debated; let the financing be transparent and free of kickbacks and corruption.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Cleveland Browns drafted two rookie quarterbacks in the 2025 NFL draft, a move that was highly debated at the time and a storyline that hasn't gone away since.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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To stake his claim to be considered for a F1 seat at any team, the 20-year-old would increase his odds by bagging the F2 title.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Travelers to Europe should consider a phone crossbody purse instead, like this compact but spacious one from Amazon.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the show, Marshall says his father moved to Eerie to study it as the most normal city in the United States.—
Jenny Porter Tilley,
IndyStar,
27 Oct. 2025
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After studying her pictures, Walter realized that the corona was not homogeneous.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Julie Mayhew, owner of Mayville Farm, a small farm sanctuary in Racine, said she's publicly questioned Shalom for years.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Bessent was questioned by Democrats and some Republicans for his support, in the context of Argentina being a competitor to the US in exporting soybeans to China.—
Daniel Flatley,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Incidentally, an additionally license for makeup is also in the pipeline, with Barbieri eyeing the product launch in June 2026.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Many teams are reportedly eyeing blockbuster moves before this year's NFL trade deadline, including the Cleveland Browns.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Chew over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chew%20over. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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