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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
Nearly 50 years later, the IRS and courts are still wrestling with how that exception applies to modern entities, including LLCs, LLPs, and foreign partnership-like structures that were not contemplated when the rule was drafted.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Cathy, a housewife, had contemplated becoming a teacher, Griffin told me.
—Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
At his final fashion show in 2009, his former assistant Sebastian Pons says in the documentary that McQueen contemplated killing himself at the end of the show.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
The landowners contemplated building a combination gas station/convenience store, but the property wasn’t quite large enough, Barry said.
—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
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Cathy, a housewife, had contemplated becoming a teacher, Griffin told me.
—Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
At his final fashion show in 2009, his former assistant Sebastian Pons says in the documentary that McQueen contemplated killing himself at the end of the show.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
The landowners contemplated building a combination gas station/convenience store, but the property wasn’t quite large enough, Barry said.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemplated
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During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Bilson and Bethel pondered where their characters’ relationship stands today.—
Selena Schorken,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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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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The commission is scheduled to hold its first in-person meeting, which will be open to the public, in Berkeley in October, with additional meetings planned for Los Angeles, the Central Valley and Northern California over the next 12 months.—
Anat Rubin,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Accusing Israel of violating the ceasefire in Lebanon, Iran balked at attending talks planned Friday, the first since the Iranian and US presidents signed the 14-clause memorandum of understanding (MoU) earlier in the week.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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By the end of the decade, these issues will be actively and fiercely debated in mainstream society—in the courtroom, on the campaign trail, in the media, around the dinner table.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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These restrictions were included as lawmakers debated how and where the law could be enforced.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
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The declaration is intended to provide the city with greater flexibility to coordinate emergency response efforts, secure additional resources, conduct environmental remediation, and seek state and federal assistance.—
Iris Salem,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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For decades, a clinical note was intended to communicate observations, diagnostic reasoning, treatment decisions, uncertainty and professional judgment.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
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With campaigns and outside super PACs flooding the zone with money, television, radio and social media were awash with ads for candidates vying in deep-blue NY-12, NY-10, NY-13 and NY-7, all of which are considered up for grabs to greater or lesser degrees.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
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Forsythia is considered invasive in some parts of the country1 so check your local invasive plant lists before planting.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
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However, nobody to date has proposed doing so by overturning gerontocracy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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This was a decrease from the $1 billion previously proposed in the legislation.—
Trey Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Alison Wood Brooks, a behavioral research scientist and professor at Harvard Business School, has studied pre-performance anxiety and the science of communication.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Why Creatine Powder Still Leads on Research The science backing creatine powder is deeper, simply because it’s been studied for decades.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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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 24 Jun. 2026.
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