philosophized

past tense of philosophize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosophized
Verb
  • Still, Henry says Musk has a way of clearing hurdles the industry thought impossible.
    Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
  • Hartmann’s summer 2026 product expansion can be thought of as a unified travel system, what with the pieces’ matching cotton-twill finishes, classic colorways like Ecru and Midnight Navy, and leather flourishes.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • The landowners contemplated building a combination gas station/convenience store, but the property wasn’t quite large enough, Barry said.
    Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Highly capable professionals often spend enormous amounts of energy replaying conversations, second-guessing decisions, and trying to predict how others interpreted their behavior.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Obsession doesn’t seem so interested in concerns such as intimate-partner abuse, although it could easily be interpreted as an allegory for it.
    Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Verb
  • Given the extent to which this entire offense is slumping, the manager could have rationalized benching any one of several hitters.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 24 May 2026
  • Of those seven losses, setbacks against Dallas and Chicago (while both were still trying to win) and Milwaukee could at least be rationalized.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Some questioned how handing out reprints of an editorial published in the ADA’s own journal, at the ADA’s own annual conference, could be construed as a violation of that code.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 6 June 2026
  • The information provided is for educational purposes and should not be construed as financial, investment or trading advice.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • The scorebug did, in fact, read 105 mph.
    Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
  • But librarians and educators stress that what’s more important than matters of taste is keeping kids conditioned to reading at a crucial developmental moment.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
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“Philosophized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosophized. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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