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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  • The play depends on the creeping eeriness of thinking your place of comfort has been corrupted and undercut by evil.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Anyway, please consider thinking that Jimmy deserves an Emmy.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of thinking
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  • Start a new job as a news reporter Monday and so won't be writing in too often but will still be reading along.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The pair co-authored their book ‘Money and Love’ in 2023, which is now required course reading at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of reading
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  • My parents, contemplating their mortality, decided to relocate from the Pacific Northwest to an apartment near me.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Maceta stood contemplating the invincible green of the pastureland.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of contemplating
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  • The offense was bad Saturday, and there’s no spin or rationalizing the performance.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Is there still unfinished business in rationalizing the excesses of the semiconductor surge, which formed the core of the momentum-stock frenzy?
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of rationalizing
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