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contemplated

ADJECTIVE

considered

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studied treated

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advised designed examined express investigated mediated premeditated weighed

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aforethought designful given due consideration gone into intentional prepense studious thought-about thought-through voluntary well advised well-chosen willful

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disregarded forgotten neglected unplanned unstudied

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expected

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likely predicted proposed scheduled

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awaited coming envisioned foreseen foretold prophesied

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counted upon due foreseeable hoped-for looked-for planned for predictable prepared for

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intended

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calculated contracted designed expected planned predetermined promised proposed

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advised affianced betrothed meant pinned plighted prearranged predestined set steady

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accidentally on purpose aforethought asked for future intentional

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unfixed

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observed

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attended checked detected noticed realized recognized

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ascertained beheld descried discerned discovered espied examined found heard heeded inspected marked noted perceived regarded revealed scrutinized seen surveyed viewed watched

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looked at

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abandoned desecrated forgotten unnoticed unperceived unseen

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proposed

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expected planned prospective recommended scheduled suggested

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advanced advised arranged considered designed determined intended moved pressed proffered purposed schemed submitted urged volunteered

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contingent

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willful

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conscious deliberate intentional premeditated purposeful willed

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designed intended planned studied unforced volitional willing witting

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accidental unintentional unplanned

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flexible involuntary unwilling willing yielding

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At the rapidly expanding AI on the Lot conference in Culver City, the “Taxi Driver” scripter mixed provocation and unease as he contemplated Hollywood’s future.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

His unfiltered thoughts came as he contemplated pushing Musk out and the financial windfall that might come.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Kelce, one of the most popular players in the NFL and a certain Hall of Famer, contemplated retirement after the 2025 season.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Tagovailoa has said he contemplated retiring after suffering two concussions during the 2022 season, but returned to lead the league for passing yards in 2023, taking Miami into the play-offs.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

She dallied and sometimes sat under trees, searched for lady’s slippers or white trilliums to pick, and contemplated her attraction to the world of illusions—her craving for existence and entertainment, for clothes, makeup, dances, movies.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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