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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chewed over
  1. considered
  2. contemplated
  3. pondered
  4. entertained
  5. debated
  6. studied
  7. questioned
  8. weighed
Verb
  • Things like remaining schedule and other factors are considered, along with the team itself.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The average age of those planes is 30 years, not considered much older than the average age of Amazon’s entire fleet, which is nearly 27 years.
    — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of considered
Verb
  • Its model has contemplated direct development, joint ventures, third-party developers and franchise operators.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Even in the midst of this global struggle, Roosevelt contemplated the future and envisioned the critical role that a new United Nations might play.
    — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of contemplated
Verb
  • In a July 2025 text chain, an agent pondered whether facial recognition tools could be used to identify people on TikTok who admitted to being in the country illegally.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • In a July interview with Rolling Stone, Foreman pondered why his story went viral.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026
Definition of pondered
Verb
  • Yes; families are clearly the property's sweet spot, thanks to extensive kids programming, multiple pools, and a schedule of activities that keeps younger travelers entertained from morning until night.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Borden entertained O’Neil and other actors at her Maplecroft mansion in Fall River.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of entertained
Verb
  • But scientists have debated what causes electrons to pair up and produce the effect.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The reasons why Itauma reached such a point of exhaustion after eight rounds have been debated endlessly since Saturday.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of debated
Verb
  • During his Eisenhower fellowship, Fernández studied how to get a license, even hiring a Miami law firm to help.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Dolan studied drama at the Guildhall School in London and then went into television, soon turning heads, including with characters who have darker sides.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of studied
Verb
  • The experts also questioned whether Harry and Meghan are equally invested in making Britain a permanent home.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Bass campaign’s decision came after The Times questioned whether the donations might run afoul of a city law that restricts campaign contributions by city contractors.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of questioned
Verb
  • Balance transfers may cause a temporary dip, but that impact should be weighed against the potential savings and the opportunity to pay down your balances faster.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The plane's cargo weighed 32,222 pounds and consisted primarily of contact lenses.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of weighed

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“Chewed over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chewed%20over. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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