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• v  reflect deeply on a subject
• s  deeply or seriously thoughtful;

• For a literary critics' darling, JONATHAN LETHEM spends a lot of time pondering guys in capes.
• Not that one sees him pondering long over such trifles, as his company fulfills the great commercial destiny this complex and darkly driven man always dreamed for it.
• Son, for his part, doesn't seem to think the question is worth pondering.

• chew over
• think over
• meditate
• ponder
• excogitate
• contemplate
• muse
• reflect
• mull
• mull over
• ruminate
• speculate
• brooding
• broody
• contemplative
• meditative
• musing
• pensive
• reflective
• ruminative

News & Articles

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• State Senate Panel Mulls Transportation Funding
  Texas lawmakers are pondering how to solve the state's billion-dollar problem of paying for roads and other transportation projects.
  June 12, 2013 - CBS Dallas - Fort Worth
• Senate panel considers transportation funding bill
  Texas lawmakers are pondering how to solve the state's billion-dollar problem of paying for roads and other transportation projects.
  June 12, 2013 - News West 9 Midland
• Sky site suggests TV subscription prices could increase by up to 10 percent on September 1st
  If you've been pondering a Sky TV subscription, then perhaps here's something that'll get you off the fence. The company's online store has a new section saying that prices could increase "by up to 10 percent" on September 1st, which would push the cost of the basic bundle up to £23.65 ($37). The move comes a week after BT upped its line rental fee from £129 to £141 in order to cover its "free ...
  June 11, 2013 - Engadget