wondered (about)

past tense of wonder (about)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wondered (about)
Verb
  • Though four decades have passed since the group’s start, Brown never doubted their staying power.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
  • At the time, critics doubted an American version would work.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One Lego set, discounted at Walmart to its best-ever price, is one of the best space Lego sets – the Lego Technic NASA Lunar Roving Vehicle, which is an incredibly detailed reproduction of the historic NASA buggy that took to the Moon's surface during the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 lunar missions.
    Paul Brett, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Value investors, such as Warren Buffett, value a company based on the cash that can be distributed from a business over its lifetime, discounted back to the present.
    Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Nilsen disputed the report’s claims that Encinitas could not withstand the financial impact and that there is no support for the school.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Following that was a dizzying parade of additional tariffs, delays in implementation, claimed deals with other countries and regions (some of which disputed the details the White House proclaimed).
    Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Wondered (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wondered%20%28about%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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