philosophizing

verb

present participle of philosophize
as in thinking

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  1. thinking
  2. reading
  3. contemplating
  4. rationalizing
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  • As the home team took their victory lap and residents rushed onto the pitch to celebrate their team, Tong, the dentist from Baoding, looked crestfallen, but was already thinking to the next season.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Instead of lobbying for the law, Congress should be thinking about reforming, if not repealing, it.
    — James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of thinking
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  • Then we’re yanked into Louis’s hazy POV, from which Armand is reading another one of his apology letters.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • Treat your nails to these nail-strengthening polishes, and keep reading to shop additional options at Amazon from $19.
    — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
Definition of reading
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  • Harry was said to have been contemplating bringing his children to meet the king.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
  • The Sox are contemplating selecting either UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky, Texas high school shortstop Grady Emerson or Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey with the first pick.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Definition of contemplating
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  • But the notion of ends rationalizing the means is problematic on many levels, most of all because without boundaries and structure there is chaos, and few have the same means and leverage at their disposal.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • As the show began to wrap up, Goldberg aimed to try to tie in the book, asking Vance about rationalizing his Catholic faith with a hard-line stance on immigration.
    — Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Definition of rationalizing
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