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 Mitchell Fairbarn, of Ontario, Canada, was convicted of felony and misdemeanor animal cruelty charges after jurors deliberated for about five hours. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Lakeeta Vaccaro Hill was denied punitive damages by the six-person jury that deliberated for less than four hours. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 After nine days of hearing testimony in August, the jury deliberated for three hours before turning over the guilty verdict. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Those questions are being deliberated by Justin Holcomb, an assistant research professor with the Kansas Geological Survey, a research unit of the University of Kansas in Lawrence. — Leonard David, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026 The Ohio jury deliberated for just two hours Tuesday following a week of trial testimony. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 The jury deliberated for less than three hours before returning its unanimous verdict after a two-week trial. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026 Jury members deliberated for just one hour before returning the guilty verdict Thursday after a three-day trial. — Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Before the jury deliberated, Justice Dewey summarized the case, controversially favoring Lizzie’s innocence while citing her character and involvement in her church. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

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In his own practice, Nagy pondered heady subject matter related to the corporatization of art and transmission of ideas and images across the globe.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The school understands that Sanders will still bring eyeballs to their program, but the question of whether this experiment should continue into 2027 is one that deserves to be pondered.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of pondered

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In late September, Clancy appeared in court for the first time since the trial ended, and the parties debated several of them.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
During Tuesday’s City Council meeting, council members debated the Axon pilot program after hearing from scores of people who spoke out in opposition to more cameras.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of debated

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As contemplated, the city would initially sell one acre to the developers for the first phase of the project when the plans receive final approval.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
The sponsor also assumes the risk that contemplated add-ons will not close.

— Chris Russo, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of contemplated

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Newsom is widely considered to be planning a presidential bid in 2028.

— Andrew Graham October 27, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
The first three often are considered the science prizes, and since their start in 1901, scientists in the United States have won 44% of those.

— Mattanjah de Vries, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of considered

Verb

Emer’s research team studied more than 89,000 people in Milwaukee who were tested for lead exposure by age 6.

— Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Since landing on Mars back in 2021, Perseverance has observed, sampled and studied a wide variety of rocks, boulder fields, Martian slopes and more.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of studied

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Experts have questioned exactly what role the Salvadoran troops are playing in Haiti.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Drug Enforcement Administration agents and local investigators have questioned several people about the circumstances of her death.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of questioned

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The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry because of a piece of foam that the astronaut estimates might have weighed about as much as a Styrofoam container.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
One was described as a man about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, while the other stood at about 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighed about 180 pounds.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026

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