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
After six days of testimony and evidence, the jury deliberated for less than two hours before coming back with the verdict.
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Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
At the conclusion of the trial, the jury deliberated for less than two hours before returning a verdict.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Sit at the tables of dialogue and mediation, not at the tables where rearmament is planned and death is deliberated!
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
The unanimous verdict came after the Honolulu County jury deliberated for more than eight hours.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
In January, Geren notified more than 50 of the 62 Democrats that each owes $9,200 in fines and other charges for impeding the progress of the House by not showing up in the Capitol last August as lawmakers deliberated a plan to overhaul the state's congressional map.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026
The jury deliberated for about two and a half hours before returning its verdict.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
The jury deliberated for less than three hours.
—Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 27 Mar. 2026
The jury deliberated for nine days before reaching their decision, awarding KGM $3 million in compensatory damages and an additional $3 million in punitive damages to the plaintiff.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
At the conclusion of the trial, the jury deliberated for less than two hours before returning a verdict.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Sit at the tables of dialogue and mediation, not at the tables where rearmament is planned and death is deliberated!
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
The unanimous verdict came after the Honolulu County jury deliberated for more than eight hours.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
In January, Geren notified more than 50 of the 62 Democrats that each owes $9,200 in fines and other charges for impeding the progress of the House by not showing up in the Capitol last August as lawmakers deliberated a plan to overhaul the state's congressional map.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026
The jury deliberated for about two and a half hours before returning its verdict.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
The jury deliberated for less than three hours.
—Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 27 Mar. 2026
The jury deliberated for nine days before reaching their decision, awarding KGM $3 million in compensatory damages and an additional $3 million in punitive damages to the plaintiff.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberated
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The philosopher Biggie Smalls once pondered the nature of dangerously escalating rivalries.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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Standing alone in a Swedish laundromat, Alfie Whiteman set a 10-second timer on his camera and pondered what to do next.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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From the start, experts have debated whether the unusually large group of chimps would split.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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Overall, the reasons for the decline are still debated.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Zbur said future expansion would be based on its success in Santa Monica, and that such expansion is already contemplated.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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As Jackson County officials contemplated what to call the state-of-the-art twin stadiums due to open in the early 1970s, one obvious name emerged.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sip creative cocktails in an elegant speakeasy at L’Antiquario, considered one of the world’s best bars.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2026
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Eating gelatin as a food additive is considered safe, but taking high doses in a supplement may cause side effects, and rare allergic reactions are possible.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Kimmel himself entertained at the dinner in 2012.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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For his great-grandmother's Platinum Jubilee celebration in 2022, Louis entertained the Queen with his big reaction to the Trooping the Colour flypast.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Federal Trade Commission has studied surveillance pricing methods since 2024, and found retailers often used people’s personal information to set individualized pricing information.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Though his family is Ashkenazi, Cohen didn’t grow up speaking Yiddish — his father studied at Berkeley, his mother at the London School of Economics — and his accent bears little trace of his origins.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some commenters questioned whether the shift is less about convenience and more about pricing.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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In contrast, lawmakers from both sides questioned Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and Warner’s chief revenue and strategy officer Bruce Campbell in February, calling on regulators to heavily scrutinize that deal.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Flavin says she is left with few options and has weighed closing the shop and reopening possibly as a nail salon, but says that this community is too important to give up on.—
Ray Campos,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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After noticing a problem, keepers separated the mother from her newborn, who weighed just 443 grams (less than a pound) and required immediate placement in an incubator at CIMBA to stabilize his temperature and safeguard his health, Reynoso Ruiz said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Deliberated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberated. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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