as in pondered
to give serious and careful thought to
the jury deliberated the case for three days before returning a verdict
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Recent Examples of deliberated
This year’s class was selected by the NASCAR Hall of Fame voting panel, which met, deliberated and voted in uptown Charlotte on Tuesday.
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Jeff Siner, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
The jury deliberated for an hour-and-half on Friday night.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
The jury deliberated less than two hours.
—Deepa Seetharaman, USA Today, 18 May 2026
After a three-week trial that included hundreds of pieces of evidence and some of tech's biggest names on the stand, the jury deliberated less than two hours before returning a verdict essentially on a technicality.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
The panel had deliberated for approximately nine hours over three days.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 15 May 2026
The 2025 jury deliberated for more than 20 hours before ultimately acquitting the former Bentley College lecturer and equity researcher at Fidelity Investments on all charges save for drunken driving.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
The eight judges who deliberated over this year’s Media Arts finalists for Artist of the Year had a tough decision to make.
—Paul Hodgins, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Jurors deliberated for about three hours before convicting him on two counts of murder and two counts of using a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 13 May 2026
Jeff Siner, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
The jury deliberated for an hour-and-half on Friday night.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
The jury deliberated less than two hours.
—Deepa Seetharaman, USA Today, 18 May 2026
After a three-week trial that included hundreds of pieces of evidence and some of tech's biggest names on the stand, the jury deliberated less than two hours before returning a verdict essentially on a technicality.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
The panel had deliberated for approximately nine hours over three days.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 15 May 2026
The 2025 jury deliberated for more than 20 hours before ultimately acquitting the former Bentley College lecturer and equity researcher at Fidelity Investments on all charges save for drunken driving.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
The eight judges who deliberated over this year’s Media Arts finalists for Artist of the Year had a tough decision to make.
—Paul Hodgins, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Jurors deliberated for about three hours before convicting him on two counts of murder and two counts of using a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberated
Verb
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Lambert's problem was first posed all the way back in the 1700s by the Swiss polymath Johann Heinrich Lambert, who pondered how to find the optimal trajectory between two moving objects.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
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Ikumelo pondered for a moment and went for Keke Palmer, star of Hustlers and Pimp.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
Verb
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For four hours, the group of artists laughed, drank, and debated their position in the rapidly shifting cultural landscape.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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Ted would tell authorities a story that would be discussed and debated for years.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Nearly every day this offseason, Turner contemplated his baseball mortality.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Imagine, for a moment, if former Vice President Kamala Harris had jumped into the governor’s race, as contemplated.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Yara considered following the stars, but knowing which way was north didn’t necessarily mean that north was the way to move.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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The new map retained only one district that would have been considered competitive in the 2024 presidential election.—
Ashley Wu,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
Verb
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There were people who understood and were entertained in a positive way.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Download educational apps, road trip games or television shows to keep preschoolers entertained and tantrum-free with this kid-friendly Amazon Fire tablet.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
Verb
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The negative correlation between insufficient sleep and life expectancy held in most states across every year studied, even after controlling for smoking, diet and physical inactivity.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
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Burnett said Bravo studied at the Mixed Institute, later attended another beauty college and eventually returned to teach there.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
Verb
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For years, athletes and parents who questioned transgender participation in women’s sports were often labeled transphobic.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Lawmakers at a recent hearing backed up clean energy advocates’ proposal, and questioned why the state would end a successful program in favor of one that has produced less energy capacity or has yet to be created.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Verb
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YouGov’s fine print notes that their survey was done online among nearly 3,000 adults, and explicitly weighed factors like age, race and education.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
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The Steelers had reportedly expected Rodgers' decision at various points since the 2025 season ended, but Rodgers weighed his future in silence.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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