think (about or over)

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Verb
  • Instead of a revolution, this new approach contemplated a middle way between capitalism and socialism, one premised on a cooperative relationship between workers and management.
    Time, Time, 29 May 2025
  • Though the film doesn’t provide a satisfactory resolution to these threads, the time the audience spends contemplating them is mostly enjoyable.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • California Democrats are now pondering the unthinkable.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
  • The Sharks could have a lot to think about – or nothing to ponder at all.
    Eric Stephens, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • The Netherlands is considering an eco-efficiency index of its visitors.
    Lea Lane, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • In addition, a Nissan spokesman confirmed that the company is considering offering EREV options in its mid-size and larger SUVs.
    Joe D'Allegro, CNBC, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • In fact, a simple search for side part on TikTok will generate a range of videos debating whether the look is either cheugy or the comeback style of the century.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
  • Body camera footage obtained by his attorney, Keith Rutman, shows officers debating whether to take him to a nearby psychiatric hospital.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
Verb
  • Volta gave demonstrations to scientific institutes across Europe with esteemed attendees, including Napoleon Bonaparte, and entertained audiences in theaters with electric devices.
    Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 26 May 2025
  • It's marketed firmly at the latter, a STEM tool designed to educate and entertain children from 6 upwards, who have a burgeoning interest in space.
    Chris McMullen, Space.com, 24 May 2025
Verb
  • This can be helpful for studying rare diseases, in particular.6 Cost: DCTs also reduce the cost of conducting a study because there is no central facility to manage.
    Carrie Madormo, Health, 31 May 2025
  • Whether Trump truly studied Mayweather’s moves or simply mirrored them instinctively, the similarities are clear—and Lampley might be one of the only people to call it out this directly.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • Inside the car were three people identified as Yasmin Cobb, 18, Josiah Sneed, 21 and Clifton Ray Foster Jr., 25, who all have Texas addresses listed on their arrest reports All three were detained and taken to the HSI office for questioning.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
  • On Tuesday, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that COVID-19 shots are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women — a move immediately questioned by several public health experts.
    Carla K. Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • More recently, speculation has centered on Raquel Regalado eyeing City Hall.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
  • Half a century later, President Donald Trump seems to be eyeing a similar diplomatic maneuver, but in reverse: drawing Russia closer to the United States in order to give Washington an advantage in its geopolitical competition with Communist China.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
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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 3 Jun. 2025.

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