1
as in mattering
to be of importance
evidence that will weigh heavily against the defendant
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2
as in pondering
to give serious and careful thought to
weighed the options for weeks before making a decision
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Recent Examples of weighing
The state’s highest court, the SJC, heard arguments in a community lawsuit filed by the Defenders and Emerald Necklace Conservancy earlier this month, and is weighing its claim that the project’s professional soccer use would illegally privatize public parkland.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
He was found weak and malnourished in the mountains of Ventura County — weighing only 17 pounds.
—Staff Report, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
Detectives described Robinson as standing 6-foot-3 and weighing around 200 pounds.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The VoloXPro is lighter than the Volocity, though, weighing 1,323 pounnds rather than 2,204 pounds.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026
The sample is a single spherical meteorite weighing 44 grams, with a dark molten outer shell.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
More than a dozen other states are weighing their own mask laws.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Five other candidates running or weighing campaigns as less progressive counterparts to Mayor Brandon Johnson raised more than $100,000, evidence that February 2027’s election will likely again feature a crowded field.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
That has Democrats weighing how to use their ample leverage on expiring surveillance powers and Iran funding.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
He was found weak and malnourished in the mountains of Ventura County — weighing only 17 pounds.
—Staff Report, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
Detectives described Robinson as standing 6-foot-3 and weighing around 200 pounds.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The VoloXPro is lighter than the Volocity, though, weighing 1,323 pounnds rather than 2,204 pounds.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026
The sample is a single spherical meteorite weighing 44 grams, with a dark molten outer shell.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
More than a dozen other states are weighing their own mask laws.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Five other candidates running or weighing campaigns as less progressive counterparts to Mayor Brandon Johnson raised more than $100,000, evidence that February 2027’s election will likely again feature a crowded field.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
That has Democrats weighing how to use their ample leverage on expiring surveillance powers and Iran funding.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighing
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Lajos’s transparent skin, initially so intriguing, does not end up mattering or meaning anything.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Good morning from Boston, There are moments that end up mattering.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Children’s Hospital Colorado suspended those services in January; that decision was upheld by a state judge, but the Colorado Supreme Court is pondering whether to order the services to resume.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The medical drama's season 2 finale ended on a cliffhanger Thursday, April 16, with Wyle's character pondering a three-month sabbatical and a motorcycle ride across the country.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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After 33 games, there is nothing to choose between City and Arsenal in points (70) or goal difference (+37), meaning City have edged their way to the top on goals scored — bagging 66 goals compared to Arsenal’s 63.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Neuroscientists have found that these events at dendrites can allow even single neurons to perform complex computations — meaning that dendrites are the reason why a single neuron can have the same amount of computational power as a deep artificial neural network.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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Many companies have filed lawsuits seeking refunds and companies are contemplating the impact this would have on shareholders.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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California is contemplating a one-time, 5 percent levy on the state’s billionaires—200 or so people in a population of 40 million.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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The state is also heavily reliant on electric power imports, importing 62,157 gigawatt hours of power in 2024 with 15 percent of those imports coming from nuclear power plants in other states.—
Paige Lambermont,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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In Nigeria, Africa’s top crude oil exporter, Dangote’s refinery — the continent’s largest — has become a central player in the domestic energy market since coming on stream in 2024, reducing the country’s decades-old dependence on importing refined fuels.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Idaho lawmakers spent hours debating a surge in rodents menacing Boise-area gardens and kitchens and threatening agriculture and public health.—
Karin Brulliard,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The hoods might just as well evoke the garb of Christian monks debating whether the soul is distinct from the body.—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The distributor has been doubling down on wide releases, counting three over the past six weeks with Forbidden Fruit and Faces of Death.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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The state faces a July 1 deadline to stop counting ballots using computerized bar codes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Safety and Clinic Standards Safety is often one of the first concerns people have when considering treatment abroad.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Van Bendegem, who would become a leading scholar on ultrafinitist logic, later addressed these concerns by considering a geometry in which a line or curve has width and is both finite and finitely divisible.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Weighing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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