1
as in deliberation
a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something
after much consideration we decided to make an offer on the house
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2
as in compensation
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
since it was pro bono work, no consideration was made
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Recent Examples of consideration
Looking back on the season as a whole, what considerations were important in expanding the visual world of the show?
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Matt Minton, Variety, 10 July 2025
San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe said Thursday that his office had received the case from police this week and prosecutors were reviewing it in consideration of any criminal charge.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Short-term demand has also been at the forefront of considerations for OPEC and its oil producing allies, known as OPEC+.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 10 July 2025
Traveling with pets can be rewarding, but requires careful planning and consideration for their safety and comfort.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for consideration
Matt Minton, Variety, 10 July 2025
San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe said Thursday that his office had received the case from police this week and prosecutors were reviewing it in consideration of any criminal charge.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Short-term demand has also been at the forefront of considerations for OPEC and its oil producing allies, known as OPEC+.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 10 July 2025
Traveling with pets can be rewarding, but requires careful planning and consideration for their safety and comfort.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consideration
Noun
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The panel of eight men and four women continued deliberating the charges against Combs after not reaching a verdict on the first day of deliberations.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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Multiple notes were sent back from the jury throughout the roughly 10 hours of deliberations so far.—
Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz , Maria Paronich , Brendan McDonald,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Clear, straightforward compensation tied to real outcomes builds trust and keeps teams focused on what actually drives growth.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has been on a hiring spree, bringing on major AI leaders including Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang, startup founder Daniel Gross and former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman with high compensation.—
Mark Gurman,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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In 2022, a study published in the journal Animal Cognition, saw 28 dogs and their owners recruited for a special game of hide-and-seek.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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The collapse of tropical forests was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming that followed, according to a new study published July 2 in the British journal Nature Communications.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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More detail is also expected on payments made during production and whether any money fell into the hands of Hamas.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
12 July 2025
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More: Car buyers set a record with more than $1,000-a-month car payments in Q2 Jamie L. LaReau is the senior autos writer who covers Ford Motor Co. for the Detroit Free Press.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
12 July 2025
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These trip itineraries can also be saved to your account to book later or become easily shareable with friends.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Nelson shared the same message to his Instagram account.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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Washington — Secret Service suspended six personnel without pay as the agency faced intense scrutiny after the assassination attempt against President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, nearly a year ago.—
Laura Geller,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
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The judge, who has been suspended with pay by the state Supreme Court, was excused from attending the hearing.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
9 July 2025
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How to properly warn residents of impending floods has been a topic of much debate since the floods killed more than 100 people, many of them children.—
Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Gender treatments for minors, which can include puberty-blocking drugs, hormones and, in rarer cases, surgeries, are at the center of fierce medical debate around the world.—
Azeen Ghorayshi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Ahead of Juneteenth, proponents of reparations for African Americans met last week with mostly Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill to urge them to continue the push for federal reparations legislation.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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This pilot was the first of its kind funded through voluntary reparations, in which oppressors' descendants choose to actively redistribute their wealth and power to the oppressed.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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“Consideration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consideration. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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