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 agency described Higashi as 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing around 180 lbs.
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Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors claimed Burke was to blame for allowing three of his dogs — each of them weighing 100 pounds and half-Cane Corso, half-Napoleon Mastiff — to escape from the backyard of his Fruitvale District home.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Commissioners officially scrapped the flag-raising idea after weighing input from residents, instead opting Thursday for other ways to remember the many lives lost in the 2023 attack.
—Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
State criminal records describe Jahn as a male with brown hair and brown eyes, standing 6 feet tall and weighing 210 pounds.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Today’s political environment is vastly different, and Disney is not alone weighing if – and how – to stand up to the government.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Many are weighing painful cost-cutting measures due to economic uncertainty and are experiencing increasing pressure to comment on social or political issues entirely unrelated to their businesses.
—Robert Glazer, Harvard Business Review, 19 Sep. 2025
According to The Chosun Daily, the humanoid was designed to resemble an adult human, standing 165 centimeters tall and weighing 75 kilograms.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Grazer, whose cub was killed by her opponent in July 2024, beat 32 Chunk, a male bear weighing more than 1,200 pounds, to become champion.
—Saman Shafiq, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors claimed Burke was to blame for allowing three of his dogs — each of them weighing 100 pounds and half-Cane Corso, half-Napoleon Mastiff — to escape from the backyard of his Fruitvale District home.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Commissioners officially scrapped the flag-raising idea after weighing input from residents, instead opting Thursday for other ways to remember the many lives lost in the 2023 attack.
—Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
State criminal records describe Jahn as a male with brown hair and brown eyes, standing 6 feet tall and weighing 210 pounds.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Today’s political environment is vastly different, and Disney is not alone weighing if – and how – to stand up to the government.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Many are weighing painful cost-cutting measures due to economic uncertainty and are experiencing increasing pressure to comment on social or political issues entirely unrelated to their businesses.
—Robert Glazer, Harvard Business Review, 19 Sep. 2025
According to The Chosun Daily, the humanoid was designed to resemble an adult human, standing 165 centimeters tall and weighing 75 kilograms.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Grazer, whose cub was killed by her opponent in July 2024, beat 32 Chunk, a male bear weighing more than 1,200 pounds, to become champion.
—Saman Shafiq, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighing
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Jewell Loyd grabbed four offensive rebounds, with every extra possession mattering in a contest with such slim margins as the Fever refused to wilt.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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But as kids move into adolescence and gain more independence, friends start mattering more, filling the space previously held by parents and teachers.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the Mets are back to square one, pondering a new kind of disappointment.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Over a mashup of fiddles and guitars, Tod and Jennings blend their rough-hewn voices on a song about consequences for older vices and choices, pondering when the consequences of those actions outweigh the vices themselves.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
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Ashley Hollis won part 2, meaning part 3 would be between Ashley and Morgan.—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
29 Sep. 2025
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Republicans control both chambers of Congress, but a temporary measure keeping the government open would require at least 60 votes in the 100-seat Senate, meaning some Democratic votes are needed.—
Terry Moseley,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Now, Brown is losing followers, other creators are weighing in, and another Hannah Brown is contemplating ways to distance herself from the whole thing.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
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In a Fox Business interview, Carr mentioned that the FTC is contemplating broadening its click-to-cancel rulemaking, asserting his disagreement with the previous administration’s approach to establishing the rule.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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The recent abolition of these tariffs comes as the country has shifted from exporting more cotton to importing more fiber.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Commerce Department initiated a 232 investigation into the national security impact of importing pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical ingredients earlier this year.—
Joseph Choi,
The Hill,
30 Sep. 2025
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On Sept 5, 2024, a year before his death, Charlie Kirk was debating at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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The effect is to infuse the story with an undeniable and knowing nostalgia; how quaint, at Alma’s party, to find everyone debating matters of representational consequence.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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In fact, cutting benefits could create a huge backlash from those who are counting on very specific payments in their retirement years.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Now, the neoclassical structure is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and museum counting 57 of Orozco’s frescoes.—
David Shortell,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Euro zone inflation picks up pace European investors are considering various data releases on Wednesday.—
Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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But doing just that could prove difficult, considering the litany of injuries the team is dealing with on the offensive side of the ball.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Weighing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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