think (about or over)

verb

Definition of think (about or over)next
as in to contemplate
to give serious and careful thought to I'll have to think over everything you've said before deciding what to do

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for think (about or over)
  1. contemplate
  2. ponder
  3. consider
  4. debate
  5. entertain
  6. study
  7. question
  8. eye
Verb
  • In Eatontown, Daunt got out of the car in a strip mall, to contemplate a mild calamity.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Parents contemplate a future where their children graduate into a world where AI has taken over all entry-level jobs.
    — Kiryn Hoffman, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of contemplate
Verb
  • The Liberty Bell, with its famous crack, hasn’t been rung in 180 years, but that hasn’t stopped scientists from pondering what the bell might have sounded like when tolling.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In addition, Mendes and the studio have been pondering a highly unique reporting structure for the films’ box office receipts.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of ponder
Verb
  • Legislators in at least 30 states have considered pricing bills this year, including measures addressing algorithmic and personalized pricing, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Changing expectations or considering proposals without comparable information undermines confidence in both the process and its recommendations.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of consider
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
  • The candidates for county judge debated the county’s most pressing issues, including budget management, flood control and jail diversion.
    — Katie Bartlett, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of debate
Verb
  • But that kept him entertained, as did his gaming console, which came in handy last year in Rome, when my husband and I slipped out to Piazza del Popolo for a glass of wine.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The games feature unconventional rules designed to keep the action moving and entertain fans.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of entertain
Verb
  • Animators studied ostriches before feeding their digital movement curves into a six-axis mechanical rig carrying the performers.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The team also studied 151 white dwarfs located within about 65 light-years (20 parsecs) from Earth.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of study
Verb
  • There is little public clarity around the individual voters whose registration is being contested or how the administration began to question their eligibility.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • But Laura Zimmermann, Common Sense Media’s director of youth AI research, questioned the value of OpenAI’s statistics.
    — Marc Levy, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of question
Verb
  • Shares of CoreWeave slid nearly 12% on Friday and dropped roughly 24% this week as investors nervously eye its mounting debt.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The book was at one point set up for feature development at Universal and in the late 2010s was being eyed as a series.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of eye
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“Think (about or over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/think%20%28about%20or%20over%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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