as in to ponder
to give serious and careful thought to
the minister hoped that the congregation would spend the remainder of the week ruminating the message of his sermon
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Recent Examples of ruminate
Times critic Swed ruminates on the possibility of Salonen playing a transitional role for a couple years while the search continues for a permanent successor.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
In severe depression and anxiety, there is often a cycle of ruminating negative thoughts.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Your nighttime anxiety is working overtime Waking up at 3 a.m. and ruminating over past events is often a sign of stress misfiring.
—Dr. Samanta Dall’agnese, CNBC, 13 May 2025
The film, which ruminates on love and loss, revolves around a musician who is hired by a two-time lottery winner to perform a private gig on an isolated island.
—Nicole Sperling, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
In severe depression and anxiety, there is often a cycle of ruminating negative thoughts.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Your nighttime anxiety is working overtime Waking up at 3 a.m. and ruminating over past events is often a sign of stress misfiring.
—Dr. Samanta Dall’agnese, CNBC, 13 May 2025
The film, which ruminates on love and loss, revolves around a musician who is hired by a two-time lottery winner to perform a private gig on an isolated island.
—Nicole Sperling, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruminate
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Tyler Dragon ponders if Rodgers actually makes the Steelers better.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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The cuts come as Warner Bros. Discovery is said to be pondering a possible spinoff of its declining cable TV assets, which include its Turner channels, Discovery Networks, HGTV and Food Network, similar to what Comcast is doing with its NBCUniversal cable outlets (with the exception of Bravo).—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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These appear to be slightly more survivable, although the casualty rate is so high no Western army would contemplate such tactics.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Smart’s captors subjected her to rape daily, something that drove her to the point of contemplating suicide.—
Stephanie Kaloi,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Local entertainers, from hip-hop artists to visual artists, entertained the crowd for four hours, showing off their talents.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2025
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The day of 19th-century-style outdoor recreation will feature a variety of traditional lawn games that once entertained early Californians, such as wheelbarrow races, sack races and tug-of-war.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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While the cause and eventual outcome can be debated, the immediate impact was felt with shares of Tesla falling 14% on Thursday.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The Senate passed the bill on a vote of 19 to 13, which happened more than 16 hours after the chamber was scheduled to debate it.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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The practices once reserved for the Baloch, considered lesser citizens, are now expanding to other parts of Pakistan.—
Mahrang Baloch,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Audiences will witness the events that fractured the bond between Gojo, often considered the most powerful sorcerer in the series, and Geto, who would later become a formidable antagonist.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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And though regrowing entire human limbs still seems like the distant stuff of science fiction, Monaghan said studying the signaling function of retinoic acid in these amphibians could help develop new human healing methods and gene therapies.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
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Phillippe and Brubaker both attended the University of California, Berkeley Both Brubaker and Phillippe studied at the University of California, Berkeley, for their undergraduate degrees.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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“Ruminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruminate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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