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as in pondered
to give serious and careful thought to
she contemplated the problem for several hours before reaching a decision
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as in planned
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
he waited patiently, contemplating revenge all the while
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Recent Examples of contemplated
Setting the table Regional leaders contemplated that very possibility before the West Sacramento minor league park was ever built.
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Senate Republicans briefly contemplated a measure that would have provided a billion dollars to bolster ballroom security, but that provision has since been dropped from a larger GOP bill.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 28 May 2026
In 1947, the United Nations adopted a partition plan that contemplated two states, one Jewish and one Arab.
—Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
Nearly every day this offseason, Turner contemplated his baseball mortality.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Imagine, for a moment, if former Vice President Kamala Harris had jumped into the governor’s race, as contemplated.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Hot Ones host Sean Evans was featured on the Most Powerful People in Media list and contemplated who his next dream guest would be.
—John Ross, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
The 2016 plan contemplated buildings up to 125 feet tall in the Town Center.
—Aaron Leibowitz
may 8, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
As the court contemplated that case, pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers, investors, and researchers submitted amicus briefs in support of the FDA.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 8 May 2026
Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Senate Republicans briefly contemplated a measure that would have provided a billion dollars to bolster ballroom security, but that provision has since been dropped from a larger GOP bill.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 28 May 2026
In 1947, the United Nations adopted a partition plan that contemplated two states, one Jewish and one Arab.
—Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
Nearly every day this offseason, Turner contemplated his baseball mortality.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Imagine, for a moment, if former Vice President Kamala Harris had jumped into the governor’s race, as contemplated.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Hot Ones host Sean Evans was featured on the Most Powerful People in Media list and contemplated who his next dream guest would be.
—John Ross, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
The 2016 plan contemplated buildings up to 125 feet tall in the Town Center.
—Aaron Leibowitz
may 8, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
As the court contemplated that case, pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers, investors, and researchers submitted amicus briefs in support of the FDA.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemplated
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Board member Michael Milani pondered failed efforts to attract corporate headquarters and office spaces to the I-80 corridor, saying the village likely needed to establish a new identity for the area amid the post-COVID-19 surge in people working from home.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Democrats for years pondered using regulatory pressure to silence purveyors of right-wing talk radio, including the late Rush Limbaugh.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
23 May 2026
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The program was always planned to become stricter as the years unfolded, to give businesses more time to make the stronger reductions in their emissions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Serna had planned to go out for a celebratory dinner with his girlfriend, her sister and the sister’s boyfriend on the way back to Anaheim from Orange County after the 1975 State meet.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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When the New York Knicks swept the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the playoffs in dominating fashion, fans debated whether the Knicks’ nine days off before the Conference Finals would cause rust to build or if the rest would give them an advantage.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
1 June 2026
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The science, however, remains deeply debated, raising questions about how much room the segment has to grow.—
Brandon Gomez,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The opening salvo of the assault is intended to distract the Russians and permit four other robots to get behind enemy lines.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The incentive program is intended to discourage regulated industries from leaving the state.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The author could herself be considered predatorial, having written her own children in as the books’ protagonists, saddling them with a strange kind of fame.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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However, the report noted that all 10 cities were still considered more affordable than Los Angeles, with some by a wide margin.—
Lindsay Kornick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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One new rule being proposed by the Education Department would overhaul the system that decides which colleges can receive federal money, known as the accreditation process.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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That includes Shelbyville, where the developer Prologis has proposed turning hundreds of acres of farmland into an 11-building data center facility.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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Upon his return to Pittsburgh, Negri studied musical composition at Carnegie Mellon University and performed extensively in the local music scene, which included playing with pianist Johnny Costa on the CBS TV station KDKA.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Advertisement How inequality erodes the ballot box In a landmark analysis using data from the V-Dem Institute, scholars Eli Rau and Susan Stokes studied democratic backsliding in dozens of countries since the turn of the 21st century.—
Sarita Gupta,
Time,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Patients and the company had hoped the therapy could move into an FDA review based on existing evidence, a hope that was dashed Monday.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Contemplated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemplated. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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