mused

past tense of muse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mused
Verb
  • 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
  • Conducting compensation negotiations with a team is only one of relevant services contemplated by the SPAC.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • This was reflected somewhat in his lone vote to slash the federal funds rate by 50 basis points as opposed to the 25-bps cut passed by the rest of his peers.
    Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Griffin released his first opinion on the matter Wednesday stating Rawn's statement reflected sanctuary policy.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Mused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mused. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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