mused

Definition of musednext
past tense of muse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mused
Verb
  • Board member Michael Milani pondered failed efforts to attract corporate headquarters and office spaces to the I-80 corridor, saying the village likely needed to establish a new identity for the area amid the post-COVID-19 surge in people working from home.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
  • Democrats for years pondered using regulatory pressure to silence purveyors of right-wing talk radio, including the late Rush Limbaugh.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Setting the table Regional leaders contemplated that very possibility before the West Sacramento minor league park was ever built.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
  • Senate Republicans briefly contemplated a measure that would have provided a billion dollars to bolster ballroom security, but that provision has since been dropped from a larger GOP bill.
    Arden Farhi, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Biss, who often speaks at the Memorial Day and Veterans Day events at Fountain Square, meditated this year on loss and sacrifice.
    Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
  • Everyone sipped, meditated, reset — and then CA7RIEL and Paco tore the cover off the chill and delivered a high-octane performance that will not soon be forgotten.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz have kept oil markets on edge, even if prices have not yet fully reflected worst-case scenarios.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 3 June 2026
  • Hall of Famer Cheryl Miller suggested the visible tension reflected a team struggling to find answers during a difficult stretch.
    Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
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“Mused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mused. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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