premeditating

present participle of premeditate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premeditating
Verb
  • Meanwhile, 61% of medical students are contemplating careers outside clinical practice, viewing medical school as a stepping stone to other fields in healthcare.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Over five million Syrians have been displaced abroad over the last 13 years, and many of them are now contemplating a return home.
    Karam Shaar, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Women’s Christian Temperance Union group started in 1874 intending to end the consumption of alcohol in the United States.
    Elaine Shirley, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
  • China is also targeting the moon, intending to land astronauts there by 2030.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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