as in pondering
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 deliberating
Upon taking office, Lee assembled a working group of regional officials that — after deliberating in private — recommended a strong-mayor model for Oakland.
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
The worker had passed out between the laundry and shower facilities and was surrounded by eight other panicked staff members deliberating what to do.
—Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
The jury began deliberating midday Tuesday before reaching the guilty murder verdict in three hours, according to a court spokesperson.
—Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Jurors began deliberating Tuesday.
—City News Service, Daily News, 10 June 2026
Closing arguments took place on Tuesday morning and the jury began deliberating midday, according to KTVT.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
The jurors are deliberating between murder and manslaughter.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 9 June 2026
According to Fox 4 News, jurors began deliberating on Tuesday after hearing final arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys following four days of testimony and evidence.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 9 June 2026
There is a lot of Joe in the book, and yet not much of him doing the work of governing—deliberating, balancing the concerns of foreign and domestic allies, making the big calls.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 9 June 2026
Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
The worker had passed out between the laundry and shower facilities and was surrounded by eight other panicked staff members deliberating what to do.
—Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
The jury began deliberating midday Tuesday before reaching the guilty murder verdict in three hours, according to a court spokesperson.
—Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Jurors began deliberating Tuesday.
—City News Service, Daily News, 10 June 2026
Closing arguments took place on Tuesday morning and the jury began deliberating midday, according to KTVT.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
The jurors are deliberating between murder and manslaughter.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 9 June 2026
According to Fox 4 News, jurors began deliberating on Tuesday after hearing final arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys following four days of testimony and evidence.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 9 June 2026
There is a lot of Joe in the book, and yet not much of him doing the work of governing—deliberating, balancing the concerns of foreign and domestic allies, making the big calls.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberating
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Any larger Hollywood studio would have likely insisted on a grander finale, but The Death of Robin Hood, produced by A24, left me pondering the foolishness of my need for such a denouement.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
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That’s in addition to problems like data drift, bias in training data, black swan events, and other things that the panelists touched on in pondering the challenges of instituting these systems in a highly regulated industry.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Against this backdrop, then, prospective CD account holders as well as those with an account set to mature this month, should start contemplating their next moves.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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The antitrust hurdle cleared by Paramount comes as state attorneys general in California, New York and almost a dozen other states are contemplating an antitrust suit to put the brakes on what would become a mega-studio.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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Companies routinely spend years debating acquisitions, factory investments, and technology platforms.—
Phil Lodico,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
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Americans are debating whether love requires affirmation or honesty.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The Fort Worth City Council is considering a slate of changes to its development codes to protect residents from the negative effects of data center development while still capturing some economic benefit for the city.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
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The traffic of commercial vessels will immediately start, in considering the need for removing the technical and military obstacles and demining by the Islamic Republic of Iran, will be instated within 30 days.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
17 June 2026
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That led to the Identity Project, a multiyear effort in which Bloomfield High School students spent the year studying the Holocaust and genocide.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
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González developed her classic yet defiantly modern approach while studying at the University of Seville, where Spanish masters such as Diego Velázquez and Francisco de Zurbarán painted in the naturalist Baroque tradition.—
Jane Horowitz,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Serving trays for entertaining over $50 This classy Mother of Pearl serving tray is made to order with custom sizing and trim.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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From neighborhood potlucks to fireworks watch parties, Sam's Club is rolling out plenty of festive finds to help make Fourth of July entertaining easier and more fun.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
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Conservative critics seized upon those allegations, accusing Hosseini of exerting outsized influence over UF’s presidential search process and questioning whether trustees had exercised independent judgment in selecting Bell.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
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What immediately followed that bright June day were dark months marred by the state’s largest criminal investigation in history coming up empty, police questioning second graders for new leads and mounting legal battles among the Horman family grappling with utter devastation.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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The Peptide-132 Hair Bond Repair Treatment uses a proprietary peptide complex, along with keratin, collagen, and amino acids, to repair damage, smooth frizz, and strengthen dry or overprocessed strands without weighing hair down.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
18 June 2026
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But some opponents of the legislation, which starting July 1 will remove lower speed limits for trucks weighing more than 26,000 pounds, are raising safety concerns of their own.—
Rose Evans
Updated June 18,
Idaho Statesman,
18 June 2026
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“Deliberating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberating. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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