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as in considered
decided on as a result of careful thought
the judge made a deliberate decision to impose the maximum sentence
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as in conscious
made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing
a deliberate act of vandalism that should not go unpunished
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as in to contemplate
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 deliberate
Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
Blank says the change is part of a deliberate effort to reset the organization after multiple losing seasons.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The jury deliberated for parts of three days before deadlocking Wednesday afternoon on charges of deprivation of rights under the color of law and falsifying a record in a federal investigation.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
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Duwaji demonstrates that style can be commentary, an extension of thought, and a deliberate act of agency.
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There will be 12 jurors who will deliberate in the case, with typically two or three alternates.
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Credit scores typically range from 300 to 850, with scores of around 670 and higher considered good.—
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Still, others are happiest at a considered farm stay or upstate hideaway, where the pleasure lies in quiet mornings and befriending animals on the farm.—
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In the end, these astrological narratives make 2026 a year of bold new beginnings and conscious leadership.—
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In a price-conscious consumer landscape, competitive discounts also captured attention in a significant way.—
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But the new documents show that the school has been contemplating the possibility of a move for more than a year.—
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After contemplating very deeply and carefully for many long hours attempting to discern a plausible alternative explanation for the rhetoric and the policies, what is the only thing that a reasonable person can conclude?—
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Ian Terry won Big Brother season 14 at just 21 years old, becoming the show’s youngest champion after outmaneuvering veteran players with a quiet — but highly calculated — game.—
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Jesse Plemons leans into unhinged intensity, while Emma Stone counters with calculated control.—
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The program was also voluntary — if residents saw fit just to throw all their recyclable glass and aluminum and paper into the regular garbage there was nothing stopping them from doing so.—
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But that doesn’t mean anyone took it easy on Sherrod, who always participated in voluntary class time.—
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Take the time to ponder outdated habits or emotional scars.—
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Advertisement China has long pondered surgical strikes against Taiwan’s leadership, though any such move is likely to be self-defeating, given the island is a sustained democracy.—
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The ledger is the foundation of reasoned conclusion.—
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The differences between any given Grokipedia and Wikipedia entry are in some sense hard to debate because there is no shared ground upon which to have a reasoned disagreement; to gravitate toward Grokipedia is to leave the world of evidence for that of belief.—
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That’s thanks to an intentional and methodical approach.—
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Displaying knickknacks on trays is one easy way to corral visual clutter, and sticking to a limited color palette throughout your home will make your other design choices look more intentional.—
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“Deliberate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberate. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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