as in to contemplate
to give serious and careful thought to
I'll have to think over everything you've said before deciding what to do
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for think (about or over)
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Setting the table Regional leaders contemplated that very possibility before the West Sacramento minor league park was ever built.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026 -
Senate Republicans briefly contemplated a measure that would have provided a billion dollars to bolster ballroom security, but that provision has since been dropped from a larger GOP bill.—
Arden Farhi,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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But Saturday’s action left plenty to ponder in the meantime.—
Jeff Rosen,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2026
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There’s much for the hierarchy to ponder after such a torrid campaign.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The group considers how skilled members of Congress are at moving their agenda items forward.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Good ex-etiquette means considering how your decisions impact your co-parenting structure, not just your romantic relationship.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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There’s no debating that Arri Romero is one of the best pitchers in Southern California.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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That’s because language and sequencing is everything; every last word will be parsed and debated; every connection between one element and another scrutinized.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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For families The Sagamore excels at entertaining every member of a family.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Yet, for some of us, it's taken 30 years to entertain the belief that the king of pop didn't stop at achieving the unthinkable.—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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Nobody knows how often adverse events occur, said Kristen Nixon, a Johns Hopkins University researcher who has studied posts about weight loss drugs on Reddit, a popular online forum.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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For the first time, scientists could study the corona — the sun’s ghostly outer atmosphere — without waiting for the moon to cooperate.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
28 May 2026
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While DeGette has focused her comments on the need for humanitarian aid, Kiros has more directly criticized Israel and questioned its legitimacy as a state.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Some questioned the legitimacy of the agreement since Burke had donated to the political campaigns of several council members who approved the settlement.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Luckily Thomas, who’s eyeing an opening date of June 11, hasn’t run into any major building issues.—
Katelyn Umholtz,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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Passersby with timing and a certain derring-do have measured their odds and eyed their paths.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Think (about or over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/think%20%28about%20or%20over%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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