deliberates

verb

present tense third-person singular of deliberate
as in ponders
to give serious and careful thought to the jury deliberated the case for three days before returning a verdict

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Recent Examples of deliberates Gonzalez Rogers has scheduled a hearing Monday to begin considering options for remedies while the jury deliberates on questions of liability. — David Ingram, NBC news, 15 May 2026 The region is also gaining more executives as California deliberates over a 5% wealth tax on residents with a net worth exceeding $1 billion. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026 As long as each person is usually right and the community deliberates systematically on the basis of reason and evidence, the resulting consensus will be the best that can be achieved within the limits of current knowledge. — Micah Altman, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026 The jury deliberates in private. — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025 The peace prize committee deliberates in secret for months before coming up with a shortlist and narrowing it down to pick the winner. — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025 The Ninth Circuit did not consider the strength of either side's legal argument, only issuing a stay to minimize harm while the court deliberates. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberates
  1. ponders
  2. contemplates
  3. considers
  4. entertains
  5. debates
  6. weighs
Verb
  • While Tavares coach Gavin Jones ponders how to replace 18 transfer players heading into the season, just down Route 441, new Eustis coach Tanner Harris is pumping some energy into a program that has had four coaches in three years.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Vieira ponders the dilemma from his own perspective as a coach, having had spells in charge at New York City, Nice, Crystal Palace, Strasbourg and Genoa.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Definition of ponders
Verb
  • 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
Definition of contemplates
Verb
  • Redfin considers a place a buyer's market when the number of sellers exceeds the number of buyers by 10% or more.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Income requirements SoFi also considers income during the application process, but doesn't disclose a specific minimum.
    — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of considers
Verb
  • Emma Woodhouse entertains herself by meddling in the romantic affairs of her neighbors.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Steel Pier still entertains families, and the wooden walkway remains a tradition for many families.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of entertains
Verb
  • While his party debates abolishing prisons and owning grocery stores, Democratic Mayor Daniel Lurie is cleaning up his city.
    — Kate Andrews, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The show, which has been on air for 15 years, uses a roundtable format in which the panel debates politics, pop culture and other current events.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of debates
Verb
  • Now, Malone’s jeweler is sharing the details behind the mega sparkler, which weighs over 20 carats, according to Isaac Bokhoor and Sam Tack’s Angel City Jewelers.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Uncle Sam weighs the value of clean air against the value of gas to commuters.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of weighs

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“Deliberates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberates. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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