as in pondering
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 deliberating
The jury returned guilty verdicts after deliberating for less than two hours, according to the Webb County District Attorney's Office.
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Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Mark Williams asked the judge Friday morning to give an Allen charge, urging the jurors to continue deliberating.
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Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The jury in that trial was unable to reach a verdict on the charge related to Mann and a mistrial was declared, as one juror refused to continue deliberating amid hostilities among their fellow jurors.
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Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
The jury began deliberating Wednesday morning.
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Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Yes, the third branch of the US government just spent its time deliberating a legal question about our humble, underfollowed CEFs.
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Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The jury started deliberating on Thursday after a nine-day trial.
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Wcco Staff,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Upon taking office, Lee assembled a working group of regional officials that — after deliberating in private — recommended a strong-mayor model for Oakland.
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Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Calypso The Odyssey opens in medias res with the gods deliberating on Odysseus’s seven-year captivity by Calypso.
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Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 June 2026
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Mark Williams asked the judge Friday morning to give an Allen charge, urging the jurors to continue deliberating.
—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The jury in that trial was unable to reach a verdict on the charge related to Mann and a mistrial was declared, as one juror refused to continue deliberating amid hostilities among their fellow jurors.
—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
The jury began deliberating Wednesday morning.
—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Yes, the third branch of the US government just spent its time deliberating a legal question about our humble, underfollowed CEFs.
—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The jury started deliberating on Thursday after a nine-day trial.
—
Wcco Staff,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Upon taking office, Lee assembled a working group of regional officials that — after deliberating in private — recommended a strong-mayor model for Oakland.
—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Calypso The Odyssey opens in medias res with the gods deliberating on Odysseus’s seven-year captivity by Calypso.
—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberating
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Bravo is sipping its cuppa and pondering what to do about those interesting ladies across the pond.
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Some viewers appear to enjoy seeing the princess in modern settings, pondering over what could have been if her life wasn't cut short.
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With a new album out this summer—her first in a decade—Madonna’s reemergence on the pop scene has left many of us contemplating her ultimate place in its firmament.
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The embarrassing episode also amplified questions about whether, in fact, Alito is contemplating retirement, a possibility some court watchers had already been discussing.
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Lawyers are increasingly debating the role of outside investment in law firms, alternative business structures, multidisciplinary practices, and the growing influence of technology companies and private capital on the delivery of legal services.
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The other was Michael Longfellow’s sketch about a guy dying at the top of a waterslide and debating whether he should be pushed down the slide or carried down the stairs, which was the only thing Bargatze kept talking about all week.
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Why Overreaction Is Dangerous The immune analogy becomes especially useful when considering failure modes.
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The Facebook parent is also considering selling raw computing capacity à la neocloud companies like CoreWeave, according to the report.
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The program sponsors scholars studying at a wide range of majors and universities throughout the country.
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France, Spain, Denmark, Thailand and South Korea are among others studying or developing similar approaches.
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However, incorporating the latest luxury pool design trends can take backyard entertaining to another level.
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And frankly, returning viewers as well, since the Enola Holmes films, while entertaining enough, don’t exactly linger in the memory.
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The video ends with the woman remaining at the scene until Broward Sheriff's Office deputies arrived and detained her for questioning.
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This can be especially true for LGBTQ+ youth looking for support, teens questioning their identity, or young people whose religious, political or social views differ from those of their parents.
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Now the county is weighing greenlighting a nearly $80,000 event.
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City officials have been weighing a similar move in recent months.
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“Deliberating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberating. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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