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 Jurors deliberated for less than three hours before returning the verdict. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 The jury's six men and three women deliberated for less than three hours. — Graham Kates, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 The umpires deliberated, then crew chief Chris Guccione spoke separately with Blue Jays manager John Schneider and Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026 The central bank has kept rates on hold all year as officials deliberated next steps with inflation remaining well above the Fed's 2% target. — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 Jurors at his 2025 murder trial deliberated for weeks before acquitting him on one murder count and failing to reach a verdict on another murder count. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026 The jury deliberated for about six hours on Monday and eight hours on Tuesday before the mistrial was declared. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026 The jury deliberated for more than an hour. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026 The seven-person jury deliberated for about eight hours over two days before finding Banken and several of his companies civilly liable for violating the Minnesota Human Rights Act. — Andy Mannix, ProPublica, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberated
  1. pondered
  2. debated
  3. contemplated
  4. considered
  5. entertained
  6. studied
  7. questioned
  8. weighed
Verb
  • In a July 2025 text chain, an agent pondered whether facial recognition tools could be used to identify people on TikTok who admitted to being in the country illegally.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • In a July interview with Rolling Stone, Foreman pondered why his story went viral.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026
Definition of pondered
Verb
  • No new phenomenon While Goldin’s methodology can be debated (and indeed, the historian is open to feedback), the research is nevertheless making waves.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • New restrictions on e-bike use now are being debated by Encinitas city officials following residents’ complaints.
    — Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of debated
Verb
  • But after the Rams traded for two-time defensive player of the year Myles Garrett in June, Donald has contemplated rejoining a Rams team that is favored to win Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Yet when considered against the nightmare scenarios contemplated at the war’s outset, oil prices have remained low and natural gas markets have proved resilient.
    — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of contemplated
Verb
  • Much of the land along the Rio Grande to the east and west of the national park is considered private property.
    — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • This group will meet with developers to ensure the community's input is considered in the project.
    — Julia Avant, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of considered
Verb
  • And those just interested in being entertained will have plenty of music to enjoy throughout the weekend.
    — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Adults can share the duties of handing out snacks and keeping kids entertained.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of entertained
Verb
  • Rates rose in every age group and every racial and ethnic group studied.
    — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Katz had studied in the Hesder program at Yeshivat Kerem B’Yavneh, combining Torah study with military service.
    — Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of studied
Verb
  • Cordovez questioned whether the city had acted too broadly by closing every public pool in Hialeah after the Florida Department of Health singled out Bucky Dent Water Park and shut it down following an inspection that documented 34 violations.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Chitty was newly assigned to oversee the case following the removal of the Collin County judge who presided over the high-profile murder trial after the defense questioned his impartiality.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of questioned
Verb
  • After an emergency meeting that night, the league reinstated a maximum weight of 205 pounds, sidelining Farkas' son, who weighed 215 pounds.
    — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The sheer scale of that splurge has already weighed heavily on free cash flow.
    — Amit Joshi, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of weighed

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