mused

verb

past tense of muse
as in pondered

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  1. pondered
  2. ruminated
  3. contemplated
  4. meditated
  5. reflected
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  • McElwee has often pondered the downside of essentially treating himself like a human camera, observing the world rather than fully engaging in it.
    — Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • Not bad considering national media hasn’t pondered them all season besides suggesting another player be traded away.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of pondered
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  • But Yi has ruminated on these interconnections for more than two decades, making visible (and, sometimes, odorous) the systems around us that are microscopic, impermanent, or technologically abstract, often questioning our discomfort with them.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
  • Shanahan ruminated on that topic in his news conference following the 49ers 48-27 win over the Indianapolis Colts Monday.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Definition of ruminated
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  • Same exposure, two doors, and many agreements in force today never contemplated either one.
    — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Hebrew has been contemplated with some envy by campaigners in other societies.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of contemplated
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  • The Zodiac characters appear on lotus leaves like the ones the Buddha meditated on.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Women meditated on Christ’s Passion, following its stages in prayers that drew power from their own physical suffering.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Definition of meditated
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  • His actions and words have always reflected a player who believes in his teammates and what the Blackhawks are building.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • White House officials told me that his comments on CNN about not supplying the weapons if Israel attacked Rafah had been unplanned and hadn’t reflected a formal decision.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
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