reflect (on or upon)

Definition of reflect (on or upon)next

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Verb
  • In Virginia, lawmakers are weighing legislation that could prevent federal civil immigration officials from making arrests within 40 feet of any polling place or courthouse.
    Morgan Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Osbourne’s social media post featured a black-and-white video of their newborn, sleeping on floral sheets alongside a card revealing she was born on March 5, weighing 7 pounds and 4 ounces.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Pluribus creator Vince Gilligan once pondered that the extras who make up the hive mind on the dystopian future show should be naked.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Rice pondered about his team in the final moments of his Wednesday press conference.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Watch O'Brien reminisce on his Letterman appearance in the video below.
    Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Read on to reminisce with photos of the small-screen legend at home.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The jury deliberated for about three hours on Monday before returning the verdict.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The aesthetic favors deliberate roughness and mistakes over a sterile, polished sheen.
    Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In a study published today in Frontiers in Earth Science, the researchers analyzed a nearly 32-feet-long (10 meters) ice core containing atmospheric records spanning the Roman empire up to the mid-17th century.
    Nidhi Sharma, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2026
  • This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Reflect (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflect%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.

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