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mused

VERB

think about, dream

Synonyms

STRONG

brood cogitate consider contemplate deliberate feel meditate moon percolate ponder reflect revolve roll ruminate speculate think weigh

WEAK

be lost in thought build castles in air chew over mull over puzzle over think over turn over

Antonyms

STRONG

disbelieve discard dismiss disregard forget ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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“Ending on a diner — even though that’s not really the end of Route 66 — is nostalgia,” my dad mused.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

During pre-trial hearings, US Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers mused that Musk team seemed to be "pulling numbers out of the air" when it came to calculating damages.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Writing for The New York Times, Bernadine Morris famously mused that the collection looked “as if it were put together with the eyes closed in a very dark room.”

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Musk has often mused that scaling energy and chip production is the biggest factor that would limit the growth of Tesla and determine the outcome of the AI race.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

“No, I haven’t....Maybe someday...,” she mused as she set a pot of water to boil on the fire.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago