premeditates

verb

present tense third-person singular of premeditate
as in contemplates

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premeditates
  1. contemplates
  2. has on
  3. meditates
  4. means
  5. intends
  6. aims
  7. outlines
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  • As humanity contemplates the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change, Sulej says the story of the Mastodonsaurus offers some hope.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • This week, Gracie Abrams pens a tearjerker on mother-daughter relationships, Steve Lacy escapes the abyss of a breakup on a colossal double track, and Beabadoobee contemplates risk and reward on a fuzzy new single.
    — Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
Definition of contemplates
Verb
  • The bulk of these are due to their obsolescence and the psychological impact that has on robots.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • For example, the Market Risotto is an all-year favorite, but the vegetable and protein combinations evolve with whatever the local farmers market has on hand.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Definition of has on
Verb
  • Francis Ford Coppola meditates on the question of who is watching the watchmen in The Conversation, a neo-noir mystery thriller about the human side of surveillance.
    — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
  • At other times, the music meditates on an image — there’s a tribute to Sylvia Plath, another famous McLean patient — that’s beautiful on its own but dramatically inert.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 June 2026
Definition of meditates
Verb
  • Yet block rewards decline with each halving, which means Bitcoin’s long-term economics increasingly depend on whether transaction activity can become a more meaningful source of revenue.
    — Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • This format means the home team — the Party Animals in Boise — will have the chance to walk off every single inning.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 27 July 2026
Definition of means
Verb
  • Section 8 housing Carruthers intends to address the issue head-on.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
  • Roughly 12 hours after LeBron announced his decision, longtime NBA reporter Chris Haynes broke the news that Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is negotiating a buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies and intends to join the Sixers once that's complete.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of intends
Verb
  • The campaign, a joint effort with SEIU Doctors United, aims to advocate for improved working conditions, stronger patient care and better protections for academic freedom.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
  • South Korea aims to double its memory production capacity within five years and secure world-class manufacturing capabilities to pull far ahead of competing nations.
    — Hooyeon Kim, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Definition of aims
Verb
  • Supporting those capabilities is a new AI-Native Smart Factory Technology White Paper, which outlines an architecture that continuously analyzes production data and adjusts factory operations in real time.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
  • Looking at The Athletic’s player dashboard — which outlines a player’s role and key strengths — his profile is perfectly suited as the tempo controller.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of outlines
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