as in to contemplate
to give serious and careful thought to
yet another senator chewing over the idea of running for president
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Recent Examples of chew over
Drivers get literal hours to stare at the bumper sticker on the car ahead and chew over their lives.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
In this wholly original, self-aware cinematic work, a filmmaker chews over what might have been and playfully probes the inner workings of a genre at saturation point.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
There will certainly be plenty of plot developments to chew over.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Wall Street is chewing over critical data released last week on Amgen’s experimental weight loss injection – a potential competitor in the blockbuster obesity drug market.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
In this wholly original, self-aware cinematic work, a filmmaker chews over what might have been and playfully probes the inner workings of a genre at saturation point.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
There will certainly be plenty of plot developments to chew over.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Wall Street is chewing over critical data released last week on Amgen’s experimental weight loss injection – a potential competitor in the blockbuster obesity drug market.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chew over
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While vocal over the years about his aversion to sell, take on a business partner or publicly list the company, rumors about Armani contemplating forming a foundation first emerged in 2012.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Conducting compensation negotiations with a team is only one of relevant services contemplated by the SPAC.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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In her conversation with Interview, Peters pondered whether the next Great American Novelist could be trans.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Here are some points to ponder over based on the insights from this emerging research.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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But Lecornu has run into some controversy in the past for entertaining far-right leader Marine Le Pen at a secret dinner to discuss Ukraine last year.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Alongside the rise of YouTube Golf, a number of entertaining golf podcasts now exist — so this threesome has their work cut out for them.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Even the assassination of political figures is not the same thing as just being shot in the throat for the crime of debating issues in the public square.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2025
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As the Fed debates its next move, remember that Warren Buffett isn’t trying to guess tomorrow’s stock chart.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Technical reliability is a make-or-break factor when considering industrial integration.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The will also states that priority should be given to luxury giant LVMH, L'Oreal, EssilorLuxottica or other groups, Reuters reported, adding that heirs should consider other fashion and luxury companies with which Armani's company has commercial ties for a sale.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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One of those unique risk factors is thought to be the hormone fluctuations of menopause, leading researchers to study whether hormone replacement therapy (HRT), which can level the hormonal playing field, might help.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
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Acting was a career shift for Tillman, who was a pre-med student in college studying to be an orthopedic surgeon.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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However, local authorities later said the individual had been questioned and released.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Republican and Democratic lawmakers questioned the tactics after the earlier strike.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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Among Chinese companies eyeing winter sports growth has been sportswear maker Anta Sports, chaired by billionaire Ding Shizhong.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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SonyLIV is also eyeing aggressive distribution on Amazon Prime Video Channels and YouTube as subscription services outside India.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Chew over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chew%20over. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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