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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
The landowners contemplated building a combination gas station/convenience store, but the property wasn’t quite large enough, Barry said.
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
Setting the table Regional leaders contemplated that very possibility before the West Sacramento minor league park was ever built.
—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
Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
Setting the table Regional leaders contemplated that very possibility before the West Sacramento minor league park was ever built.
—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
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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With the new wells for compact compliance now planned, the Republican River district and the local groundwater districts must get serious about conservation planning.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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The tournament lasts until July 19 and watch parties are being planned at dozens of locations around the Bay Area.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Amidst the momentous changes of her day, Carson not only fashioned a book that anticipated much that was yet to come and still to be debated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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This tension goes back to the very beginning, to the ratification of the Constitution, when Federalists and anti-Federalists debated whether there was enough glue to hold this new political entity together.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
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The Knicks elected to foul rather than allow San Antonio to attempt a tying three and the strategy worked exactly as intended.—
Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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While effectively just a wargame made public, the release of this information is likely intended to send a warning to the US, rather than actually boast about its technological prowess.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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The Atlas Lions stunned everyone en route to the semifinals at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and while France and Spain are considered the favorites in 2026, Morocco is still a contender.—
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
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His office said France considered Franco-German defense cooperation remained a necessity for both countries and their European partners.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Senate Bill 884, also proposed by Umberg, draws a zone around polling places and says that ICE officers may not be present at the polls to interfere with voting.—
Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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So far, 14 states have proposed legislation banning the development of data centers, per the National Conference of State Legislatures.—
Skyler Henry,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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This studied the brain—memory, language—the very stuff of my own work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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To confirm this, the researchers studied the behavior of an oxygen molecule on each type of gold surface.—
Chris Lee,
ArsTechnica,
9 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 14 Jun. 2026.
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