philosophized

past tense of philosophize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosophized
Verb
  • The scouts acknowledge that, because of his youth and inexperience, Sarr initially was thought of, and still should be thought of, as a long-term developmental project.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But yeah, incredible play and thought the defense played physical, man.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 2024, almost one in four Americans experienced mental illness, almost 18% had substance abuse problems and over 5% had contemplated suicide, according to the news release.
    Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In her record-breaking guest spot on New Heights that same month, the superstar and her future brother-in-law discussed one of her special interests, numerology — which seems to have made an impact on Jason, who contemplated Travis’ new age on their show Wednesday.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sanchez could challenge how the available video has been interpreted and might share information that paints him in a more favorable light.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Physicists Kevin Croker of the University of Arizona and Greg Tarlè of the University of Michigan, two of the co-authors of the new black hole hypothesis study, say the DESI results can be interpreted as a signal of matter being converted into dark energy inside of black holes.
    Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 2023, the Eagles were 4-0 (and eventually 10-1), and their issues were often rationalized by pointing to the record.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Since then, many on the right have celebrated the move and rationalized it one way or another.
    Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As a condition of participating in the Search and to the extent permitted by law, these Terms shall be governed by, subject to and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, United States of America, excluding all conflict of law rules.
    Time, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The $10 million transfer could jeopardize the foundation’s nonprofit status because it could be construed as lobbying under IRS regulations.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The brand said in April 2021 that encrypted password information was also included within the leak, but the encryption keys to read those passwords weren’t accessed.
    James Peckham, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Banned Books Week is a movement that celebrates the freedom to read, while drawing attention to censorship of literature in libraries, schools and bookstores.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Philosophized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosophized. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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