cogitating

verb

present participle of cogitate
as in pondering
to give serious and careful thought to by the time he finishes cogitating what to do with his life, it'll be almost over

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Recent Examples of cogitating Instead of accelerating the singular, the company’s leadership is doing like Isaacson and cogitating in logic. — Big Think, 3 Nov. 2025 What made those songs work, and these, is the sound of Byrne’s mind cogitating inside them. — Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cogitating
  1. pondering
  2. contemplating
  3. debating
  4. considering
  5. studying
  6. entertaining
  7. questioning
  8. weighing
Verb
  • Lupoi isn’t a guy who spends his evenings pondering philosophy or splitting atoms.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Blumstein came up with the idea for the OnlyFans account while sitting in a meadow, waiting for marmots to appear and pondering the state of scientific funding for his work.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of pondering
Verb
  • Despite this seemingly critical importance to the automaker at a time when its profit margins are evaporating, Tesla may be contemplating a future without China.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026
  • A number of sports media sites and fan blogs took that to mean the Kings were contemplating a buyout, generating stories about possible destinations and LaVine’s potential fit with other teams.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of contemplating
Verb
  • This choice has left fans debating who or what is to blame if the movie is bad, or is not getting a big, splashy release.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Every hour spent debating where a model was built is an hour not spent building the controls that can stop this kind of incident from happening, regardless of its origin.
    — Shlomo Kramer, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of debating
Verb
  • The two weren’t mentioned in the announcement, or in the royal family’s congratulatory post, and the entire British royal family has gone out of its way to separate itself from Andrew and Fergie, considering their recent scandals.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Focusing only on what goes out the door — without considering what came in — paints an incomplete picture.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of considering
Verb
  • Serlie and colleagues are now studying determinants of weight loss success after bariatric surgery.
    — Crystal Gwizdala, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Talking of research, Rossignol has done some of his own, studying exactly how far in advance of the keynote Apple announces the date.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of studying
Verb
  • Later on, Bret wanders away from his friends and runs into Debbie’s father, Terry Schaffer (Wes Bentley), entertaining handsome young men in the hot tub.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Coming off of the success of Corsage, an irreverent take on the 19th-century costume drama, Marie Kreutzer found that few were even entertaining the pitch for her next movie.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of entertaining
Verb
  • Conscious reading means questioning every line, editing unapologetically and removing the fluff your customers don't have time to read.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Times of London published a similar analysis of Arday's thesis that same day, questioning whether Arday should have cited his sources more heavily.
    — Mason Leib, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of questioning
Verb
  • Young women, meanwhile, were weighing their choices accordingly.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Even as Miller digs in, Republicans are weighing who could replace the 37-year-old lawmaker on the ballot.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of weighing

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