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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Students should create profiles with headhunting firms to be considered for opportunities in both design and corporate verticals.

— Cami Fateh, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Tarrant County’s health inspections function on a 100-point scale, where a score of 100 is considered perfect and a score of 70 is considered extremely poor.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Definition of considered

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This ambitious strategy, known as marine cloud brightening (MCB), has been one of several geoengineering strategies contemplated as a way to counteract global warming.

— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 8 July 2026
The story includes messages referring to the incident sent by Racicot two years later, before Platner contemplated running for office.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Definition of contemplated

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Weston McKennie slumped in a chair, mind spinning, stare blank, while Matt Freese wandered and Tim Ream pondered the end.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Last week began in a slump as investors pondered whether memory chip maker Micron would show sustained demand in its earnings report.

— Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of pondered

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Mexico returned from halftime with great momentum in front of a crowd that had been entertained at halftime by the Mexican band Maná.

— Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Gillian's Wonderland Pier in Ocean City was a Jersey Shore landmark that entertained families for decades.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of entertained

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Nationally, 61% of the 160 metro areas Pew studied were classified as somewhat or very unaffordable for young buyers in 2024 — up from just 41% in 2019.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
The university’s shark lab, which has studied shark behavior and ecology for 60 years, will probably survive.

— Kori McNair, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of studied

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The man questioned by police earlier allegedly appeared to throw 10 punches at the man on the ground and three knee strikes or kicks, according to the arrest reports.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
His parents, however, have questioned that as out of character and potentially the sign that foul play was covered up.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Definition of questioned

Verb

Look for judges’ orders and jury verdicts, which can be useful to see how a court weighed claims.

— Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Treasury yields fell on Wednesday as traders weighed another tamer-than-expected inflation report.

— Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 15 July 2026

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