reflect (on or upon)

verb

Definition of reflect (on or upon)next
as in to muse (upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflect (on or upon)
  1. weigh
  2. ponder
  3. reminisce
  4. deliberate
  5. analyze
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  • The 10-photo carousel included the first photos of their baby boy, who entered the world weighing 8 lbs.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Ivan's driver, a cheerful man in a balaclava, tells them that the bus weighs seventy thousand pounds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of weigh
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  • Sierra College has three quarterbacks to ponder, and all will play early, Noonan said.
    — JOE DAVIDSON, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The question to ponder in sports today is whether speech functions as an act with a cost or as a renewable resource for an audience happy to waste time on slop.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of ponder
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  • Arizona newcomers would have plenty of people to reminisce about their home state with.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Looking back may be a sad endeavor, so just take the time to reminisce and then get on with what today has to offer.
    — Judith Levy, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of reminisce
Verb
  • The jury deliberated for 3 hours after a weekslong trial in Las Vegas.
    — Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Jurors deliberated for three and a half hours Thursday after the prosecution and defense made their closing arguments in Plymouth Superior Court.
    — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of deliberate
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  • As of July 11, 70% of the nearly 66,000 people in ICE custody had no criminal conviction, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, which analyzes federal immigration data.
    — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The average wage is determined by analyzing 20 fire departments to be chosen by the Department of Human Resources and the firefighter union, Cal Fire Local 1881.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of analyze
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