CHEWED OVER Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

chewed over

verb

past tense of chew over

as in considered

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 chewed over The judge also chewed over that argument as well. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026 The Democratic strategists who have chewed over their party’s unpopularity in memo after memo since last November pine for an authentic tribune of the working class. — Molly Ball, Time, 29 Oct. 2025 That’s been chewed over many times. — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025

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Anyone born in 1960 or later must be 67 years old to be considered full retirement age, according to the Social Security Administration.

— Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
That novel is often considered a historical novel by readers and critics, which is slightly baffling to me.

— Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of considered

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Todd has already contemplated what a sibling Grammy showdown might look like.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Approximately 18% of all Latino high school students have seriously contemplated suicide and 42% of Latino youths reported constantly feeling sad or hopeless, recent congressional studies found.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of contemplated

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In his own practice, Nagy pondered heady subject matter related to the corporatization of art and transmission of ideas and images across the globe.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The school understands that Sanders will still bring eyeballs to their program, but the question of whether this experiment should continue into 2027 is one that deserves to be pondered.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of pondered

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But that kept him entertained, as did his gaming console, which came in handy last year in Rome, when my husband and I slipped out to Piazza del Popolo for a glass of wine.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
His administration also has long entertained ways to unwind certain sanctions on Russia in a bid to secure a peace deal with Ukraine — one that would also help ease inflation.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of entertained

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Having studied fashion and previously working as a stylist, Jouffret has spent the past eight years overseeing the costumes and characters that appear on-screen.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Traffic, emergency response and even home values were among the issues studied.

— J.D. Miles, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of studied

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But on Monday, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likened many of the investors drawn to the AI boom to gamblers and questioned the economics of AI labs as Wall Street debates whether the AI bubble will burst.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
The child's mother was taken into custody at the hospital and is being questioned by police, according to the NYPD.

— Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

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