as in ponders
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 deliberates
The region is also gaining more executives as California deliberates over a 5% wealth tax on residents with a net worth exceeding $1 billion.
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Samantha Subin, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
As long as each person is usually right and the community deliberates systematically on the basis of reason and evidence, the resulting consensus will be the best that can be achieved within the limits of current knowledge.
—Micah Altman, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
The jury deliberates in private.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
The peace prize committee deliberates in secret for months before coming up with a shortlist and narrowing it down to pick the winner.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
The Ninth Circuit did not consider the strength of either side's legal argument, only issuing a stay to minimize harm while the court deliberates.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Samantha Subin, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
As long as each person is usually right and the community deliberates systematically on the basis of reason and evidence, the resulting consensus will be the best that can be achieved within the limits of current knowledge.
—Micah Altman, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
The jury deliberates in private.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
The peace prize committee deliberates in secret for months before coming up with a shortlist and narrowing it down to pick the winner.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
The Ninth Circuit did not consider the strength of either side's legal argument, only issuing a stay to minimize harm while the court deliberates.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberates
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Meanwhile, Derek’s mother-in-law visits, and Paul ponders his legacy.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Mar. 2026
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Expect a meditative film that ponders big issues with a poet-like touch.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
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The initiative contemplates the creation of a Guatemalan Film Institute, a Film Promotion Fund, a Film Commission operating as a one-stop shop for international productions, a National Cinematheque and a National Higher School of Cinema, among others.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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The remainder of the novel transforms into a kind of horror film of its own as Maya contemplates a prison sentence in a Russian penal colony where conditions are unsanitary, frigid, and inhumane.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Jan Steyn considers the literary lessons of gout.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
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With misinformation rife and many turning to alternative sources for their news, politics and history fixes, the BBC is faced with a significant challenge, and big ticket swings such as today’s commissions are what the broadcaster considers its answer.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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This style of theater both enlightens and entertains, each actor stepping out of the ensemble inside Kelleher’s direction that teeters on the edge of heavy-handidness without ever getting there.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Take the quiz here … EGG DROP — Chef entertains food festival crowd with unexpected crack.—
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FOXNews.com,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Instead, Europe often debates sovereignty while buying dependency.—
Wolfgang Oels,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Springfield too often debates theory while communities experience consequences.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The result is a highly uncertain outlook as the market weighs growth versus inflation.—
Michael MacKenzie,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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Smothers weighs the same as Brown, but runs with more authority between the tackles.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Deliberates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberates. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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