MULLING (OVER) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

mulling (over)

verb

present participle of mull (over)

as in pondering

to give serious and careful thought to mull over the idea for a while and then let me know

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In the stands, fans murmured beneath their breath, wondering what new math the Kiffin’s successor could be pondering.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
For those pondering upgrades, Apple has laid a strong foundation with its hardware for some ambitious features down the road.

— Victoria Song, The Verge, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of pondering

Verb

With local cops, plagued by rumors of departmental misdeeds, looking for a peaceful solution and federal authorities contemplating extreme action, the situation escalates.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
To meet these goals, the university is contemplating four initiatives to add to its existing piecemeal partnerships.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of contemplating

Verb

The campaign is demanding that the TV station stop airing the ad in its current form and is considering legal action if no action is taken.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
With plenty to build on considering the way running back Kenneth Walker III’s presence in the backfield is creating crucial dilemmas for opposing defenses that for too long have been able to just predicate everything on stopping Mahomes.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of considering

Verb

Kirk, 31, had been debating students in an outdoor courtyard surrounded by tall buildings and with several thousand people in attendance.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Consider ongoing litigation between state governments and prediction-market companies, where the two sides are debating whether states are preempted from enforcing their gambling laws by a federal law on prediction markets.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of debating

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Football is putting itself in a bit of jeopardy, allowing people to experience it without caring, entertaining the fantasy and gambling and the social aspect.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
The collection also includes bespoke entertaining pieces exclusive to hotel guests, including Dutch designer Marcel Wanders’ picnic basket designed for Alessi in 2020.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of entertaining

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After studying the scouting report on the reliever during a pitching change, Jones got a hold of one and crushed a 423-foot, three-run blast in Tuesday’s win.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Graphs of Different Flavors In the late 1950s, the American mathematician Edgar Gilbert was studying telephone networks at Bell Labs.

— Paulina Rowińska, Quanta Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of studying

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And Hill sent board members a 14-page memorandum with more than 200 pages of exhibits, alleging the board had tried to extort her and questioning ties between board members and CMS contractors.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
But Rubin’s song selection and line of questioning never toss the artist a curious misfire or label fiasco to unpack.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of questioning

Verb

The United States Air Force (USAF) is currently weighing whether to restart production of the C-17 Globemaster III or commit to designing and buying an entirely new aircraft.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Energy bottlenecks and central bank policy will likely drive both bonds and stocks in the near term, with rate relief supporting both but yield increases weighing more on equities.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

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