mulls (over)

present tense third-person singular of mull (over)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mulls (over)
Verb
  • Stickers posted in the men's rooms in the Capitol Extension as the House debates the bathroom bill, #SB8.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • While the West debates AI guardrails, adversaries are pressing forward without hesitation.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Not everyone contemplates the cosmos, but star sign beliefs may lead us to choose our romantic partner or judge our existing partner’s motives and intentions, based on what their horoscope says.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • On Christmas Eve, facing financial ruin and disillusionment, George contemplates taking his life.
    JOHN DEALBREUIN Wealth of Geeks, Boston Herald, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Sorrentino’s script cleverly ponders the difference between the truth absorbed up close and the law, which is viewed from a distance.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
  • This is hard science fiction that ponders monumental questions about loyalty, technology and who (or what) deserves to survive.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Now, with the effects of stronger storms and aging infrastructure, the government considers that more homes have a higher potential of flooding.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Today is what the brand considers its annual holiday, with a community event and pop-up in NYC.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • No memoir entertains like Hollywood, which is why readers should read Zwick’s, and many more.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • As a riff on the British whodunit, Columbus’ film is simply a cozy, and perhaps an all too simple, affair — nothing more than a jigsaw puzzle that neither challenges nor frustrates, but only passively entertains.
    Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Kraus is a professor of neurobiology at Northwestern's School of Communication who studies the biology of auditory learning, according to the university's website.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Gillian Forrester, who studies comparative cognition at the University of Sussex in England and was not involved in either study, says social attention is key to maintaining a good reputation.
    Clarissa Brincat, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Marketing reports on volume, while sales questions the quality.
    Cameron Partridge, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Virgil van Dijk took the same action to get out of Southampton and nobody questions his attitude.
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And number one, they're sealed, and number two, each window weighs about 600 pounds.
    Toby Meyjes, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Kraus is 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs approximately 140 pounds and has long silver hair, police said.
    Megan Forrester, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Mulls (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mulls%20%28over%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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