chew over

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Recent Examples of chew over So, all of the above having been chewed over, the question remains: Who wins? IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2011 Then again, given that Diamond is looking to re-sign a number of its MLB partners at steep discounts, that particular slice of the revenue pie has already been pretty well chewed over. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2024 Here’s a bit of a brain-bender to chew over (pun intended): All porterhouse steaks are T-bone steaks, but not all T-bones are porterhouses. Mary Squillace, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024 Nor were viewers − and voters − treated to a bracing 2016 recording, played in court on Thursday, of Trump and his former fixer Michael Cohen chewing over the $150,000 price tag for a Playboy model's silence. Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for chew over
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chew over
Verb
  • To recognize the Fed’s insignificance, all readers need to do is contemplate all the attention given the central bank by economists and pundits.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Kashin Inc is not involved in any pending legal proceedings, and no such proceedings are known to be contemplated.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
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  • Fans took to the comments to both praise and ponder Trainor's new look.
    Tracy Wright, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • For the six years between the two boys’ deaths, James, too, was pondering suicide—Vincent’s, and then, at some point, his own.
    Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
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  • As Von Teese straps on a new corset and Christian Louboutin heels, her fleet of fast-tapping dancers entertain the audience.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
  • While older teens might appreciate its message about family and independence, younger kids will likely be more confused than entertained.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 26 Mar. 2025
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  • Listen to this article With the state spending $378 million last year on overtime, legislators are debating a controversial bill to eliminate overtime from state pension calculations.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The measure, which also aims to increase child care availability and capacity, is now being debated in a state Senate committee.
    Neha Mukherjee, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
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  • Rectangles of prospective dimensions are considered.
    Sarah K. Rich, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
  • This result is far from a disaster though, as key Flamengo players had just returned from a busy international break, and visitors Inter are also considered title contenders.
    Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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  • Those recently unearthed will be housed at the Iraqi Museum in Baghdad, where they will be further studied.
    Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Long-running studies begin to bear fruit In the 1980s, researchers studying the autopsied brains of people with Alzheimer’s discovered that they were clogged with sticky plaques made from beta amyloid proteins and toxic tangles made of a protein called tau.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
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  • However, financial markets are beginning to question whether this era of American exceptionalism is coming to an end.
    Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Trump said the auto tariffs would be permanent throughout his term, but Murphy and other analysts question whether tariffs are being used as a negotiation tactic.
    Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
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  • Developers hope to include a restaurant in the new commercial space and are eyeing the House of Hits building, which collapsed in 2021, for a music entertainment venue.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Nations across the globe are eyeing the success of their neighbors in medical tourism and want in.
    Keydra Manns, Essence, 20 Mar. 2025

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