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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For most high schoolers, the summer between sophomore and junior years means looking ahead to the ACT and, reflecting on the halfway point, starting to more seriously contemplate what the future has in store.—
Jim Dudlicek,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026 -
That puts state attorneys general contemplating a lawsuit on the clock.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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That’s in addition to problems like data drift, bias in training data, black swan events, and other things that the panelists touched on in pondering the challenges of instituting these systems in a highly regulated industry.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Meanwhile, as the Wall Street Journal reports, executives at OpenAI are pondering whether to kick off a price war with the company’s biggest competitor, Anthropic.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
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Once you’re paid, you’re considered an employee, which means labor laws, such as minimum wage and overtime protections, apply.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Listed at 5-foot-11 and 183 pounds, Olofsson has been considered an offense-first player for much of his career.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
20 Aug. 2025
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Since then versions of the project have proliferated and been debated but none has advanced to the current stage.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
19 Aug. 2025
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The files show that faculty swapped stories about Kohberger and debated pulling his funding and TA position, citing unnerving classroom conduct.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
19 Aug. 2025
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The Mexican national team will kick off the 2026 World Cup against South Africa on Thursday with the weight of entertaining 83,000 at iconic Azteca Stadium and soccer fans around the globe.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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At their best, patios are the perfect places to spend time outdoors and entertain guests.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Over the next four weeks, the spacecraft will approach the rapidly spinning asteroid to begin studying and mapping its surface, lining up future sampling attempts.—
Andrew Jones,
Scientific American,
11 June 2026
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The team studies how to monitor and predict the blooms, which cause environmental and economic harm.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
11 June 2026
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Skaggs’ widow, Carli Skaggs, and his mother, Debbie Hetman, both took the stand, and were questioned about the contents of Tyler’s phone that showed messages and pictures relating to drug use.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
9 Dec. 2025
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Many members of Gen Z are now competing in an increasingly tight job market and left questioning whether a college degree is still the key to landing a stable job.—
Jennifer Liu
Zachary Green,
CNBC,
8 Dec. 2025
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Bradley Cooper is being eyed for the lead role, though the real life inspiration for the film has yet to be identified.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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The results paint a picture of a wealthy class increasingly eyeing the exits, not out of hardship, but out of strategic calculation.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 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 18 Jun. 2026.
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