reflect (on or upon)

Definition of reflect (on or upon)next

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflect (on or upon)
Verb
  • In Virginia, lawmakers are weighing legislation that could prevent federal civil immigration officials from making arrests within 40 feet of any polling place or courthouse.
    Morgan Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Osbourne’s social media post featured a black-and-white video of their newborn, sleeping on floral sheets alongside a card revealing she was born on March 5, weighing 7 pounds and 4 ounces.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The marble statue, who has had centuries to ponder her own desires and discomforts, must retrain the woman to put herself first.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Anderson has been pondering it for a while.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Read on to reminisce with photos of the small-screen legend at home.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 18 Feb. 2026
  • And leading up to the premiere, the Road to 50 episodes have given fans an opportunity to reminisce about the show and recall the upcoming players who will star on season 50.
    Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The jury began deliberating Thursday.
    Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The jury of six men and six women began deliberating Thursday.
    Adam Reiss, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In a study published today in Frontiers in Earth Science, the researchers analyzed a nearly 32-feet-long (10 meters) ice core containing atmospheric records spanning the Roman empire up to the mid-17th century.
    Nidhi Sharma, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2026
  • This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Reflect (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflect%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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