as in considered
decided on as a result of careful thought
a studied move by the company that was designed to put the competition out of business
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as in researched
to use the mind to acquire knowledge
you'll have to study hard and learn all about the Revolutionary War in order to pass the history test
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as in learned
to commit to memory
having carefully studied the document, he could repeat what it said exactly
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as in pondered
to give serious and careful thought to
scientists who study the origin of the universe
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Recent Examples of studied
David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The character with which I have been identified, that of the raucous buffoon, is merely a studied portrayal.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
If the Silicon Valley of the 2000s and 2010s prided itself on an anti-fashion ethos—the hoodie, the New Balance trainer, the uniform of studied indifference to material possessions—then today’s tech billionaires have flipped the script.
—Amy Francombe, WIRED, 11 Feb. 2025
They are meticulously notated but also call for a kind of studied looseness.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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It has been housed in the British Museum since 1802 and remains one of its most visited and studied objects.
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Read more Dua and Callum’s Couple Style Is, Like Them, Hot Turner’s low-key but considered looks are the perfect backdrop to his girlfriend’s more mercurial wardrobe.—
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Working from Jeff Nathanson’s screenplay, Jenkins tries to allay a clunky narrative with his intimate and considered style.—
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My organization has researched what voters think of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s mission and found support among Republicans, independents and Democrats.—
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Larkin Gallup is a recent graduate of Johns Hopkins University who has researched the history of South Baltimore with the Community of Curtis Bay Association and the South Baltimore Community Land Trust.—
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Villalobos said the teens learned about the role of an officer in the courtroom.—
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Half the participants learned the language in the morning — the other half learned it in the evening, then slept on it.—
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It’s also helped that the rest of the blue line has had more freedom to take calculated risks and join plays on offence, which has allowed the club to generate scoring chances at a healthy rate recently.—
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Leaders in any field can learn from their ability to anticipate needs before they are recognized, challenge assumptions, and embrace calculated risks.—
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The study analyzed 300 items, including seafood, common kitchen staples, and bottled water, which emerged as the top culprits.—
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The new trade data gets uploaded, is analyzed, and the model is updated to determine what the best opportunities might be given the new information.—
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Cooper, however, barely contemplated leaving him at home and that, perhaps more than anything, summed up the bond between manager and player.—
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Armstead, who contemplated retirement after last season, has a $22 million salary cap hit next season and the Dolphins would probably prefer to develop Paul, their second-round pick.—
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Throughout the night, Booker read letters from constituents worried about losing access to affordable health care, emphasizing that these concerns were not abstract but deeply personal for millions of people.—
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The New Jersey Democrat at times read letters from constituents affected by actions by the administrations in its opening months.—
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There are also deliberate cuts that have been vowed at Columbia and UPenn, two universities that get federal funding and do health research.—
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This deliberate approach matters because many organizations struggle with performative values.—
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“Studied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/studied. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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