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as in ponders
to give serious and careful thought to
she contemplated the problem for several hours before reaching a decision
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as in intends
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
he waited patiently, contemplating revenge all the while
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Recent Examples of contemplates
The judge emphasized that the contract contemplates subscribers as simply those who are authorized to obtain programming, including Dish’s free services.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
As Notre Dame contemplates its relationship with the ACC after being left out of the College Football Playoff, head coach Marcus Freeman continues to be linked to openings in the NFL.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The plan also contemplates an additional $100 million in funding for work on public city infrastructure, including stormwater capacity and sewer separation.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025
People play backgammon and dance around a campfire next to a Music Trunk with a record turntable, while a couple contemplates a frozen lake.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
In the finale, overwhelmed with guilt, Louis goes to a train station and contemplates suicide.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Accompanied by tender, understated guitar, Gill contemplates the sacrifices and rewards that come with a life devoted to music.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
Between songs, the film drifts into dreamlike Parisian vignettes Aguilera contemplates love, motherhood, reinvention, and her career’s artistry.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Throughout, Stein—or her narrator—contemplates the future of her work.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemplates
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Small businesses throughout the Golden State, especially those in rural or underserved communities, are on pins and needles as the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) ponders Verizon’s acquisition of Frontier.—
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The difference between these two performances makes the romance even more unbelievable, as the audience ponders what this seemingly confident woman sees in this immature putz.—
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The company intends to move away from the low-volume manufacturing typical of the aviation industry.—
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OpenAI intends to build and deploy at least 10 gigawatts of AI data centers with Nvidia’s systems.—
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Modern medical sociology ultimately considers all societal issues to be health issues.—
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Anne Enright considers the aesthetics of Zohran Mamdani’s digital campaign.—
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Auditing two departments Calvo plans to establish a task force to audit Hialeah’s 911 operations, responding tor concerns from dispatchers about understaffing and slow response times.—
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Grace plans to use any earnings from Quinn’s sale to cover expenses of his upkeep, such as grain and veterinary bills.—
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Washington Post food critic Elazar Sontag entertains your restaurant questions, rants and raves.—
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The episode delivers the cozy, inviting format fans love, giving viewers a closer look at how the Duchess of Sussex gets creative for the holidays, entertains, and cooks (not to mention what's in her winter wardrobe).—
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Our first alert weather team says this 2025-2026 season is considered to be a La Niña year, and for California, that usually means drier conditions.—
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Thinking globally and acting locally means electing people of vision, not people who couldn't find their way out of a paper bag without a lobbyist lighting their way under the table, or down the wrong path where for-profit companies rule and teachers are scapegoated for society's failures.—
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This lesson matters today as the international community debates the future of Venezuela.—
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History debates The earlier 1870s period, when Levis Strauss and Jacob Davis patented the rivet, is an era in denim history which has many holes.—
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The project proposes that San Diego vacate a section of Soledad Avenue that was originally intended for street purposes and allow the lot to be developed with the new two-story house, a 1,205-square-foot basement and an attached 780-square-foot two-story accessory dwelling unit.—
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Notably, the new technical report proposes several innovations.—
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“Contemplates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemplates. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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