as in to muse (upon)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflect (on or upon)
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The Los Angeles County district attorney at the time, George Gascón, was reexamining their case and weighing whether to ask the court to reconsider their life sentence.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025 -
Among the artifacts retrieved was a fragment of an arcade arch that weighs more than 440 pounds.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Entering his first full offseason, Seidler may want to ponder a comment made a few years ago by Peter Seidler, his late brother.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
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In the book, Keaton reflected on modern standards of beauty, pondering the societal obsession with how things look.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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Not that the city won’t reminisce and celebrate them and all those type of things.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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With these glass prints, your mom can reminisce about all of the good times and use them as a constant reminder of your love.—
Brittany Leitner,
StyleCaster,
1 Oct. 2025
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The judge declared a mistrial on the final charge, alleging Weinstein raped former actor Jessica Mann, after the jury foreperson declined to deliberate further.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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The peace prize committee deliberates in secret for months before coming up with a shortlist and narrowing it down to pick the winner.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
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Scientists are advancing the use of muon scattering tomography to analyze nuclear fuel debris from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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Barry regularly meets with economists from major banks to analyze data and metrics related to consumer health and then translates those insights into action.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 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 17 Oct. 2025.
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