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as in contemplates
to give serious and careful thought to
carefully considering our options
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as in thinks
to have as an opinion
consider the price too high
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as in anticipates
to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies)
I had to consider the commute in deciding whether to take the job
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as in admires
to think very highly or favorably of
her well-considered novels have seldom been best sellers
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Recent Examples of considers
On the final day of the festival, The Observer is hosting an event with debut novelists the paper considers to be rising stars of fiction.
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Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026
Millet considers the first run of Theatre Obscure to be an experiment in how much touch and scent audiences may want to endure.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Jimenez considers that win a personal highlight.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Even Zoltan considers herself something of a novice.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Irina Sadovina considers lessons learned from translating Anna Nerkagi’s White Moss.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Under the Philadelphia Code, undue hardship is an individualized assessment that considers such factors as the cost of the accommodations, the size of the workforce and the employer’s financial resources.
—Ann Juliano, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
While the California Supreme Court considers this important issue, of broader and more immediate concern to San Diego employers and employees are the rules that apply to sweltering workplaces.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Beyond technology, this category considers strategy, deterrence, and escalation.
—Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026
Millet considers the first run of Theatre Obscure to be an experiment in how much touch and scent audiences may want to endure.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Jimenez considers that win a personal highlight.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Even Zoltan considers herself something of a novice.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Irina Sadovina considers lessons learned from translating Anna Nerkagi’s White Moss.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Under the Philadelphia Code, undue hardship is an individualized assessment that considers such factors as the cost of the accommodations, the size of the workforce and the employer’s financial resources.
—Ann Juliano, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
While the California Supreme Court considers this important issue, of broader and more immediate concern to San Diego employers and employees are the rules that apply to sweltering workplaces.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Beyond technology, this category considers strategy, deterrence, and escalation.
—Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for considers
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Beijing, which regards the self-governing island as part of its territory, has since stepped up diplomatic and trade reprisals against Japan.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The news regards their mother Donna Kelce, a longtime sidelines fixture at her sons’ football games.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Robert Pogue Harrison contemplates our ever-growing will to ignorance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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Their bond, forged by the exotic nature of their remote landscape, begins to change as Lily enters her teenage years and Bodhi contemplates friendship and family beyond his reptilian counterparts.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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No one thinks about the miles of underground pipes, and pumping stations and filtration operations between the tap and the source.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
31 Mar. 2026
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Still, Andreessen thinks AI is a smoke screen for layoffs.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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One scenario nobody anticipates is a knock on the door from a Florida Department of Children and Families adult protection investigator.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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NetJets anticipates up to 775 flights to the Augusta area during the peak period this year, underscoring the widespread appeal of the iconic golf championship.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Academy clearly admires artists who specialize in onscreen terror.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
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The hypocrite pretends to be good because the hypocrite believes that society admires good and condemns wrong.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Although embedded in spectacle culture, these events occasionally presented the possibility of truly poetic clashes between languages and artistic traditions—what Glissant calls an éclat, collisions that create sparks of novelty.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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The plan also calls for $31 million in additional spending for public education that would block cuts to magnet schools that could have led to tuition increases for the sending towns and potential cuts in health care for students in private schools.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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Who ever ponders the conveniences of that 20th-century innovation, the airplane, that makes 21st-century hustle possible?—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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That novel ponders the problem of a great artist, or someone we’re invited to believe is a great artist, tangled in the moral compromises of making art under the conditions of the Third Reich.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Guerrero believes her sister wasn’t much better off at Villa Serena I than in her untended home.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Designer and licensed residential contractor Judy Riddell believes downsizing can also be quite freeing for homeowners.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Considers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/considers. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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