reflect (on or upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflect (on or upon)
Verb
  • Start with the legal fees, awarding the lawyers $400 million in the settlement, weighed against the paltry sums granted to each of the specific student-athlete plaintiffs.
    Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
  • The United States is moving B-2 bombers to the Pacific island of Guam, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Saturday, as President Donald Trump weighs whether the United States should take part in Israel's strikes against Iran.
    Reuters, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • But something else to ponder: If the 2025 Club World Cup is a bit of a wash-out, will 2029 attract enough money to offer a similar prize pot?
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • The time to ponder that question, set up boundaries, and guide how A.I. is assimilated into our workflow and lives was yesterday.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
Verb
  • Harp, who is raising his orphaned niece, Dell, after her mother is murdered, never reminisces with Dell about his sister; the Antidote and Cleo both do their best not to have meaningful conversations with anyone at all.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 27 June 2025
  • Tina also reminisced about Solange's teenage years and her constant creativity.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • The 12 members of the jury deliberated for 1 hour and 47 minutes, according to the CourtTV deliberation clock, before being released for the weekend.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 June 2025
  • This will be the second time a jury deliberates over Read’s fate, after her first trial last year ended in a hung jury.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Verb
  • Get out of the way, nerds, some of us cool kids are trying to analyze decades-old YouTube sports clips.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • Create a system to analyze triggers and leverage them for self-development.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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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 1 Jul. 2025.

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