1
as in contemplates
to give serious and careful thought to
the committee will probably pore over the results of the study for a long time before making their decision
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2
as in reads
to go over and mentally take in the content of
he pored over the textbook for hours in preparation for the test
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Verb
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On Christmas Eve, facing financial ruin and disillusionment, George contemplates taking his life.—
JOHN DEALBREUIN Wealth of Geeks,
Boston Herald,
26 Dec. 2024 -
And now, as the store nears closing time, one of the tour participants contemplates what size leg lamp might look best in her house.—
Annie Zaleski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Dec. 2024
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This morning’s must reads Irwindale Speedway closed over the weekend, leaving a massive void in the Southern California racing scene, which has seen a string of race track closures over the decades.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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Already, Chokepoints reads less like a prescription for the future than a celebration of the past.—
Henry Farrell,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Dec. 2024
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The Philippines considers karaoke a national pastime, and the people around you are constantly crooning into their Magic Sing microphones or portable karaoke machines.—
Acacia Gabriel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2024
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Scott, who considers Stiller both his boss and a friend, justified the show’s painstaking development process as necessary for quality control.—
Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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For Black graduates, race weighs heavily on the social and economic outcomes associated with a college degree.—
Michael Collins,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Due to its smaller size, the LFS weighs 480 lb (218 kg).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Pores (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pores%20%28over%29. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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