philosophizing

present participle of philosophize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosophizing
Verb
  • Typing becomes editing, not thinking.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • And not thinking there were going to be a point of anything.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • For more stellar Tupperware and food storage container finds at Amazon, keep reading!
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Jae Towle Viera considers the unexpected effects of reading to their child.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • I'mPhaedra Trethan, back after a couple of college visits with my teenager, and contemplating this story over my coffee.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Why did Tara spend hundreds of days contemplating Thomas, hair styles, loneliness?
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • This time, rationalizing the medical results was impossible.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Boards under pressure for growth routinely make the wrong choice—rationalizing the damage as a problem for their successors.
    Andrew King, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Philosophizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosophizing. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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