- past tense form of contemplate.
- past participle of contemplate.
contemplated
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But part ways with Herbert, even for three first-round draft picks, as the water-cooler talk has contemplated?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
In 2010, Apple founder Steve Jobs said the company contemplated touch screens for Macs but rejected the idea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Paramount provided Salazar with videos and then told Facebook what videos he watched without his consent—the exact kind of injury contemplated by the statute.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
But successful designs have become more seriously contemplated only in recent years as electric motors and high-performance batteries have advanced.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
For a moment Bigger contemplated all the “ifs” that Gus had mentioned.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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