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as in consideration
a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something
gave the matter full deliberation before reaching a decision
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as in discussion
an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue
there was a great deal of deliberation among the representatives about the wording of the public statement
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Recent Examples of deliberation
Which brings us to Salah’s own deliberations over his future.
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Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
After a three-hour deliberation on Tuesday, the verdict was announced at at Los Angeles’ Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
But after just four hours of deliberation, the jury sided with the defense, which had argued that the weapon in question was a prop gun.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
The jury began deliberations Tuesday morning, following a three-week long trial in Los Angeles.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
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Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
After a three-hour deliberation on Tuesday, the verdict was announced at at Los Angeles’ Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
But after just four hours of deliberation, the jury sided with the defense, which had argued that the weapon in question was a prop gun.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
The jury began deliberations Tuesday morning, following a three-week long trial in Los Angeles.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberation
Noun
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Bellas said the parks department would take Thursday’s public comments into consideration.—
Emma Hall,
Sacramento Bee,
1 Mar. 2025
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Ong, 79, also consented to have a second charge taken into consideration for the purposes of sentencing at a court hearing scheduled on April 2, according to a statement from Hotel Properties, in which the tycoon serves as managing director.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Her feelings on the country’s hard-right swing were not articulated during the discussion, but they were certainly alluded to.—
Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Gender must be at the core of climate finance planning and national accountability, not an afterthought or token discussion.—
Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Swiss government opened the consultation process on a new Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) agreement to provide for the automatic and reciprocal exchange of information between Swiss and U.S. tax authorities.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Younger patients are booking consultations, as well.—
Elycia Rubin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Black bear management has become an annual debate at the state capitol as human interactions increase and the black bear population rises.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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Macron has been pushing Europe to hold a debate on the role that French nuclear weapons can play in the continent's defense, which could pressure the U.K. to follow suit.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Robby wants Samira to stop stalling on calling for a psych consult, but Samira sees the woman’s hand tremors and hears about her coordination issues and has a hunch this isn’t a psych case.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
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Disclosure statement Praveen Arany consults for Wndrhlth and has cofounded two companies, OptiMed Technologies and Directed Energy Therapeutics.—
Praveen Arany,
The Conversation,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Deliberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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