1
as in pondered
to give serious and careful thought to
I've been meditating a career change for months
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2
as in planned
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
had meditated a quick return to work after having the baby, but circumstances changed
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Four Ball State players pondered it prior to the 2022 season.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025 -
In her conversation with Interview, Peters pondered whether the next Great American Novelist could be trans.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Was this planned over cocktails?—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Mexico's government has also proposed to raise tariffs on vehicles coming from Asia, particularly China, to 50% from the current 20% as part of a broad overhaul of import levies that the government planned to protect its local industries.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
16 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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The United States seriously contemplated striking North Korea’s Yongbyon reactor in 1993, even drawing up military plans to attack the site with penetrating munitions delivered by stealth bombers.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Those gardens, intended to be untamed, animating, and informal, are the work of Piet Oudolf, the creator of the High Line plantings, in New York.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Some experiences, like sports demonstrations, bingo games (a massively popular community activity), and concerts, are intended for larger groups; others, such as making traditional crafts and taking storytelling hikes, are more intimate outings.—
Robin Catalano,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At Thursday’s meeting, several panelists called for more studies to look at the long-term effects of measles vaccines, which have been extensively studied.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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The University of Barcelona studied an amber deposit unearthed from a quarry near Archidona in the Amazonian Napo Province of Ecuador — a part of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Skin category winners are probably the most difficult to choose and definitely the most hotly debated, but after months of thorough testing (and retesting), in the end, our editors came to a consensus on which cleansers, creams, peels, and spot treatments offer the most impressive results.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Afterward, three grown men debated which member of their clubhouse possesses the best version of a chin beard.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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As the day went on, the foundation settled into a softer, velvety finish that looked smooth and natural without crossing into shiny territory.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
19 Sep. 2025
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The only other shmup that looked this good on the Mega Drive was probably Ex-Ranza, known as Ranger-X abroad, but even that didn’t move at the pace Earthion does.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt favorite Tituss Burgess and Culture Club singer Boy George have also entertained audiences in the part.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Lesbians who love age gaps deserve to be entertained just as much as anyone else.—
Ana Osorno,
Them.,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Meditated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meditated. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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