premeditating

verb

present participle of premeditate
as in contemplating

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  1. contemplating
  2. meditating
  3. intending
  4. aiming
Verb
  • Moreno, who in 2003 became baseball’s first Latino owner, was still contemplating a potential exit strategy, according to new club president Molly Jolly.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In 2023, the Miami Herald reported that Díaz-Canel told a room of Cuban American businesspeople that the Cuban government was contemplating letting Cuban Americans invest in and own businesses on the island, and was working on legislation to do it.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of contemplating
Verb
  • The walls are robin’s-egg blue, painted with images of meditating skeletons and vaguely inspirational maxims.
    — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • If your kid isn’t into meditating on a particular day, that’s fine.
    — Samantha Mann, Parents, 17 July 2026
Definition of meditating
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  • Prosecutors said the witness was not intending to be inflammatory and asked that the jury be instructed to dismiss the statements from Heilbrun on her religion.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The supposedly knowing and intending AI now becomes a political actor.
    — Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of intending
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  • Manchester City are looking to wrap up their move for Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo, while Tottenham Hotspur are aiming to bring in Iliman Ndiaye from Everton, with Richarlison heading in the other direction.
    — Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The German team reached the second group stage on that occasion and will be aiming for a medal this time, though the absence of star player Satou Sabally is a major blow.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of aiming
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“Premeditating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premeditating. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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