contemplates

verb

present tense third-person singular of contemplate
1
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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2
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 Given the enormous threat AI poses to millions of jobs, the governor’s framework thoughtfully contemplates how to center Maryland workers in regulation of this technology. — Matt Post, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026 Neither yet contemplates an agent that delegates to another agent at four in the morning. — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026 The series contemplates topics like shady lending practices by financial institutions — something that will resonate deeply with today’s economy — and the ethics of placing oneself in a news story. — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Unrivaled, the 3×3 women’s professional basketball league, has completed an oversubscribed Series C fundraise at a value of $650 million, as the nearly three-year-old organization contemplates further geographic expansion. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2026 The pair move in together, as McConaughey contemplates a Texas gubernatorial run. — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026 As humanity contemplates the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change, Sulej says the story of the Mastodonsaurus offers some hope. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 This week, Gracie Abrams pens a tearjerker on mother-daughter relationships, Steve Lacy escapes the abyss of a breakup on a colossal double track, and Beabadoobee contemplates risk and reward on a fuzzy new single. — Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026 The agreement contemplates beginning the design phase of the new stations while the arbitration is ongoing. — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemplates
  1. ponders
  2. intends
  3. considers
  4. plans
  5. entertains
  6. means
  7. debates
  8. proposes
Verb
  • As is often the case in both real life and the movies, this modern millennial lady ponders this very question all the time.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Nacua, who expects to play against the 49ers as the NFL ponders a potential suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, returned to practice last week.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of ponders
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  • Still, the department intends to send letters to current driver license or identification card holders potentially affected that will offer complimentary identity and credit monitoring services and $1 million identity theft insurance for 1 year.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Japanese automaker intends to implement DWPT technology in the logistics and transportation industries in the first phase.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of intends
Verb
  • Is there any point at which Baier considers whether someone like Hemingway should continue to be on air?
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That's because while the IRS generally considers a return filed on the day it is postmarked, most states require mail-in ballots to arrive by Election Day, regardless of when they were mailed or postmarked.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of considers
Verb
  • New safety requirements apply What sets the aircraft apart is its enhanced angle-of-attack system, which Boeing plans to introduce across the 737 MAX family.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The company has about 40 employees across San Francisco and New York and plans to reach around 75 by the end of the year.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of plans
Verb
  • What always entertains me so much about those types of conspiracies is that reality is just as crazy.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Kings Dancers and Breakers will perform, while team mascot Slamson entertains the crowd.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of entertains
Verb
  • Price optimization means choosing prices that advance business goals, such as increasing profits, attracting shoppers or clearing unsold goods.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • This defense needs to find a way to make quarterbacks uncomfortable without becoming blitz crazy, and that means Chop Robinson, Josh Uche and Malik Herring must step up and win more of their 1-on-1 assignments.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of means
Verb
  • But on Monday, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likened many of the investors drawn to the AI boom to gamblers and questioned the economics of AI labs as Wall Street debates whether the AI bubble will burst.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Co-star Tom Blyth will surely hold his own in Michael Arden’s production of a play that debates whether the rule of law in a democracy can fully protect us from a dangerous world.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of debates
Verb
  • The second scenario in the speculative design research is built around an imagined service called Paren’t, which proposes to preserve a parent’s AI-powered postmortem presence for their child.
    — Lissa Soep, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026
  • For example, one hypothesis proposes that stress can accelerate early brain development.
    — Catherine Demers, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
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