1
as in pondered
to give serious and careful thought to
I've been meditating a career change for months
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as in planned
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
had meditated a quick return to work after having the baby, but circumstances changed
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Electoral authorities reported voter participation of more than 80% and planned to release initial results within two hours.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025 -
Musk’s company had initially planned to support its Colossus supercomputer which uses around 150 megawatts of power with 100,000 H100 GPUs, even more when upgraded to 200,000.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Apr. 2025
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Cooper, however, barely contemplated leaving him at home and that, perhaps more than anything, summed up the bond between manager and player.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
2 Jan. 2025
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Armstead, who contemplated retirement after last season, has a $22 million salary cap hit next season and the Dolphins would probably prefer to develop Paul, their second-round pick.—
Steve Svekis,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Dec. 2024
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The city had intended to offer the real estate for sale or lease until budgetary woes led Mayor Todd Gloria to call off the plan to secure a new City Hall.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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The money was intended to help build three structures on canals and basins in North Miami-Dade and Broward counties to improve flood mitigation.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Reverso looked incredible in gold with a Milanese strap, as did several of the new complications, while Patek Philippe gave its Calatrava fresh momentum through subtle design evolution.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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In the end, Harris lost the opportunity to campaign for votes in key states, looked foolish in doing so, and got zero from her Joe Rogan experience.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Chattanooga, Tennessee Equal parts city escape and nature retreat, Chattanooga offers tons of activities to keep your group entertained, plus great food and plenty of art.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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All that green fire should keep the kids entertained, but don’t expect this spell to outlast the closing credits.—
Staff Author,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Bluey has been beloved family viewing since 2018, but the Australian animation went stratospheric this year.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
24 Dec. 2024
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Those bleak years devastated the American rail industry, as revenue fell by 50 percent from 1928 to 1933, and a third of the country’s railroads went into bankruptcy.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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Jeff Skinner has not enjoyed a strong first half and would have to contribute an enormous final half in order to be considered for another deal.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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And everybody else is after those same 15 or so linemen in the draft who are considered guys that can become starters.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2025
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As anybody who has tried to use a chatbot to answer a customer service query knows, AI is still some way off being as effective as a good call centre person.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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In the past, Medina said, the two tried their hand at creating a viral moment with a fake Instagram video of Jones getting a suggestive face tattoo.—
Amanda Rosa,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Meditated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meditated. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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