DELIBERATED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

deliberated

verb

past tense of deliberate

as in pondered

to give serious and careful thought to the jury deliberated the case for three days before returning a verdict

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Recent Examples of deliberated The new indictments come as legal teams for both Jones and Dowling are in the process of seeking acquittals from Summit County Common Pleas Judge Susan Baker Ross after evidence presented at a six-week trial in Akron failed in March to lead to unanimity among jurors, who deliberated for nine days. —

CBS News, 7 June 2026 The new indictments come as legal teams for both Jones and Dowling are in the process of seeking acquittals from Summit County Common Pleas Judge Susan Baker Ross after evidence presented at a six-week trial in Akron failed in March to lead to unanimity among jurors, who deliberated for nine days. —

ABC News, 4 June 2026 After Schumer proposed the first amendment to ban the fund Thursday morning, the Senate came to a standstill as three key Republican senators deliberated. —

Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 The jury deliberated for less than six hours over the course of two days, from March 25 to March 26, 2025, in Rice's case. —

Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026 Jurors in the trial deliberated throughout the day Tuesday without reaching a verdict. —

City News Service, Daily News, 3 June 2026 After a two-week trial, the jury deliberated for an hour and a half before reaching a verdict. —

Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 3 June 2026 At first, this recent turmoil was barely apparent at the March meeting, as township officials quietly deliberated on such issues as the fire-department budget and conservation easements. —

Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026 The rivalry debate When Big Ten officials deliberated over the league’s new divisional structure in 2010, then commissioner Jim Delany said a prevailing thought was that Ohio State and Michigan should never meet unless a Big Ten championship was at stake. —

Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 1 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
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