as in ponders
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 deliberates
Gonzalez Rogers has scheduled a hearing Monday to begin considering options for remedies while the jury deliberates on questions of liability.
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David Ingram,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
The region is also gaining more executives as California deliberates over a 5% wealth tax on residents with a net worth exceeding $1 billion.
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Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
As long as each person is usually right and the community deliberates systematically on the basis of reason and evidence, the resulting consensus will be the best that can be achieved within the limits of current knowledge.
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Micah Altman,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2026
The jury deliberates in private.
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Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
The peace prize committee deliberates in secret for months before coming up with a shortlist and narrowing it down to pick the winner.
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Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
The Ninth Circuit did not consider the strength of either side's legal argument, only issuing a stay to minimize harm while the court deliberates.
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Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
8 Oct. 2025
David Ingram,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
The region is also gaining more executives as California deliberates over a 5% wealth tax on residents with a net worth exceeding $1 billion.
—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
As long as each person is usually right and the community deliberates systematically on the basis of reason and evidence, the resulting consensus will be the best that can be achieved within the limits of current knowledge.
—
Micah Altman,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2026
The jury deliberates in private.
—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
The peace prize committee deliberates in secret for months before coming up with a shortlist and narrowing it down to pick the winner.
—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
The Ninth Circuit did not consider the strength of either side's legal argument, only issuing a stay to minimize harm while the court deliberates.
—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberates
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Vieira ponders the dilemma from his own perspective as a coach, having had spells in charge at New York City, Nice, Crystal Palace, Strasbourg and Genoa.
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As coach John Hynes ponders his Game 1 starter, the recent numbers will show that Wallstedt has allowed a total of four goals in his final two regular-season starts, while veteran Filip Gustavsson has been touched for 10 in the same span.
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The agreement contemplates beginning the design phase of the new stations while the arbitration is ongoing.
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It’s been a long time since Steven Spielberg directed a film as quintessentially Spielbergian as Disclosure Day, which contemplates how humankind might react to proof that extraterrestrial life exists.
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Gupta considers the blanket rent freeze a blunt tool that doesn't adequately address the affordability crisis.
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The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio considers the overall perspective of quality across thousands of companies, not just a single driving factor, retains the 30 strongest, and rebalances them with rigor.
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Fans can enjoy a selection of food favorites like hot dogs, pizza, pierogi, burgers, warm pretzels and popcorn in addition to full-service bars in the stands, while mascot Rusty the Railcat entertains all ages.
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For Rodriguez, the property represents the realization of a childhood dream that shaped not only the architecture of the home but also how the couple entertains and lives.
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While the country debates its own past, Stan Franklin was at the memorial thinking about its future.
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While America debates one member of Congress, millions of employees are quietly asking themselves a much more personal question.
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And spreading that economic boom beyond a handful of AI companies is quickly becoming a national priority, as the White House weighs taking stakes in frontier labs and politicians float new ways to tax them.
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The glide bomb weighs 250 kilograms, putting it on par with the Russian FAB-250.
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“Deliberates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberates. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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