perpending

verb

present participle of perpend
as in contemplating
to give serious and careful thought to spent the long weekend perpending what he wanted to do with his life

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpending
  1. contemplating
  2. considering
  3. entertaining
  4. pondering
  5. debating
  6. studying
  7. questioning
  8. weighing
Verb
  • In Florida, Tampa officials are also contemplating expanding its youth curfew.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • With rates here already around 4% and with the Federal Reserve contemplating a rate hike later in 2026, this account could soon be even more profitable for savers.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of contemplating
Verb
  • Citing low voter low turnout in the middle of the summer, top state officials are considering whether to change the August primary to another month.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • McCaslin was already considering a broader relocation request.
    — Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of considering
Verb
  • Inside, vaulted ceilings and deep roof overhangs define the living spaces, while a vintage bar opens to the family room and the living and dining rooms provide ample space for entertaining.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Yet Dunleavy had no problem entertaining the notion of trading one of the single greatest athletes in any sport, ever.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of entertaining
Verb
  • One lucky Maryland resident might be pondering that after becoming the state's third $1 million winner in the past two weeks.
    — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Engineers spent months pondering the approach in late 2025 and early 2026, when the only antenna that was able to communicate with Voyager 2 was down for repair anyway.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of pondering
Verb
  • This choice has left fans debating who or what is to blame if the movie is bad, or is not getting a big, splashy release.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Every hour spent debating where a model was built is an hour not spent building the controls that can stop this kind of incident from happening, regardless of its origin.
    — Shlomo Kramer, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of debating
Verb
  • Steven Harmon, a Baptist theologian at Gardner-Webb University who has spent decades studying Baptist history, says much of that change stems from the way denominational labels have become intertwined with political identity.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Researchers studying prostate cancer discovered three cases of biopsy sample misidentification over two years, according to a 2011 research paper.
    — Kim Chandler, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of studying
Verb
  • That includes checking a student's phone records and social media posts, going door to door at the student's dorm and questioning school staff and emergency contacts.
    — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This astonishing gap left competitive automakers and Internet armchair critics questioning whether the Mustang GTD Competition was on street-legal rubber.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of questioning
Verb
  • Cities around the country are weighing tradeoffs that come with data centers that require massive amounts of power and land.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • During testing, the robot moved a refrigerator weighing more than 100 pounds after training with substantially lighter loads.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of weighing
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“Perpending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpending. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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