perpending

present participle of perpend

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Verb
  • Now, Brown is losing followers, other creators are weighing in, and another Hannah Brown is contemplating ways to distance herself from the whole thing.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2025
  • In a Fox Business interview, Carr mentioned that the FTC is contemplating broadening its click-to-cancel rulemaking, asserting his disagreement with the previous administration’s approach to establishing the rule.
    Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This cake stand has also been blessed by the queen of entertaining herself, Martha Stewart.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
  • With over 100 recipes, it’s filled with colorful stories, gorgeous photographs, and Ivy’s uniquely Southern ideas for entertaining.
    Sid Evans, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And considering Maye’s 17 sacks this season — already half his total from 2024 — McDaniels had plenty of reasons to justify a conservative approach.
    Jeff Howe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Panelist Alex Minard, NCTA’s vice president and lead legislative counsel, said 24 states are considering legislation to address this problem.
    Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the book, Keaton reflected on modern standards of beauty, pondering the societal obsession with how things look.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • This includes watching the sketches Stiller & Meara performed on countless talk shows, critiquing their respective styles and pondering how much or little from their seemingly candid appearances and interviews was meant to be taken as truth and not performance.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Saved by Geometry In the early 2000s, Alexander Postnikov, a mathematician at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was studying a geometric object known as the positive Grassmannian.
    Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
  • By studying lake sediments, soil layers, and nearby landforms, researchers determined the ancient lake’s size and shape and how the climate changed.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With the nation's 250th anniversary approaching, many teachers, parents and politicians are debating the best ways for students to learn about American history.
    Cory Turner, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The Supreme Court is diving back into the culture wars, debating whether states can block licensed therapists from attempting to change a young person's sexuality or gender identity.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nobody is questioning the ability of the pass rusher, especially with the track record of his three seasons at Penn State.
    Cameron Belcher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But as baby boxes spread, other people are questioning whether this is the best way to support women in crisis.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Los Angeles County district attorney at the time, George Gascón, was reexamining their case and weighing whether to ask the court to reconsider their life sentence.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Worthy isn’t the biggest player on the field, standing 5-foot-11 and weighing 165 pounds.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Perpending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpending. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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