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 During a four-day closed-door meeting, top Communist Party leaders deliberated on and adopted resolutions that will guide the party in the coming years. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 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 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 California, voters pondered whether to approve a one-off 5% tax on individuals with more than $1 billion in assets, with most of the money raised going toward health care services.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
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

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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The company — one of Britain’s largest public companies and an anchor of a London Stock Exchange that has lost a series of key listings to the US — has already contemplated slimming down its retail exposure.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of contemplated

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Its Second District is considered a battleground region, with former state secretary of state Matthew Dunlap, a Democrat, still locked in a tight race against Republican former governor Paul LePage as of publication time.

— Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026
The contest to represent the northwestern Ohio district anchored by Toledo was considered by the Cook Political Report to be a toss-up before the election prognosticator changed its rating to Leans Democrat a week before Election Day.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of considered

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For families The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, has plenty of ways to keep children entertained during their stay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
The city entertained at least four proposals from various companies to conduct the study and found that GZA Environmental's proposal was both the most comprehensive and the cheapest.

— Conor Wight, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of entertained

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Rudd, born in New Jersey, spent much of his childhood in Johnson County then studied theater at the University of Kansas.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Langley has become the face of country music in America after a generational run that will be studied for years to come.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of studied

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has repeatedly questioned whether women should serve in ground combat and special operations roles, arguing that their inclusion could undermine military effectiveness and physical standards.

— James LaPorta, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
Sandri expects that Musk will be questioned as well on a series of government civilian and military communications contracts SpaceX has received.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of questioned

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Nearly every state has weighed legislation related to daylight saving time in the past decade.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
Voters also weighed three local ballot measures and decided races for the Nevada Irrigation District, local school boards, fire protection districts and other public agencies.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

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