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as in consideration
a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something
gave the matter full deliberation before reaching a decision
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as in discussion
an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue
there was a great deal of deliberation among the representatives about the wording of the public statement
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Recent Examples of deliberation
Landing on the name Open took months of market research, internal deliberations and some last-minute strategic pivots.
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
Republicans had previously proposed having the GAO look into the Fed’s monetary policy deliberations, which are solely based on economic data in striving for the central bank’s dual mandate of stable prices and maximum employment.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Two Israeli officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said the government believed that with the aid and goods that entered the enclave in recent months and during the temporary ceasefire, there were enough supplies in Gaza for several more months.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Journalists reviewed documents, including procurement organizations’ policies on skipping patients, private complaints filed by doctors and internal records of deliberations among leaders of the transplant system.
—Brian M. Rosenthal, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
Republicans had previously proposed having the GAO look into the Fed’s monetary policy deliberations, which are solely based on economic data in striving for the central bank’s dual mandate of stable prices and maximum employment.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Two Israeli officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said the government believed that with the aid and goods that entered the enclave in recent months and during the temporary ceasefire, there were enough supplies in Gaza for several more months.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Journalists reviewed documents, including procurement organizations’ policies on skipping patients, private complaints filed by doctors and internal records of deliberations among leaders of the transplant system.
—Brian M. Rosenthal, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberation
Noun
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One film-industry professional told me that, during a recent meeting at the Russian state’s film fund, officials encouraged a colleague to bring more comedic projects for their consideration.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
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The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame performer nominees were recently announced, and Oasis are once again up for consideration.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2025
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This would have been an interesting topic for a scientific discussion, but it was put forward as a policy document and presented to the Secretary of Health and Human Services the day after it was released.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025
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The fine will be up for discussion, but Washington suggested $500.—
Paulina Dedaj,
Fox News,
20 Mar. 2025
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From consultation to aftercare, patient safety and quality results are always the top priority.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Among the issues in the most recent negotiation was a provision to provide appropriate hair and makeup consultation for non-white performers.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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OpenAI is hoping that Donald Trump's AI Action Plan, due out this July, will settle copyright debates by declaring AI training fair use—paving the way for AI companies' unfettered access to training data that OpenAI claims is critical to defeat China in the AI race.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
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Apple’s views on the age-verification debate largely echo Google's.—
Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
13 Mar. 2025
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As for me and my harvest, Gogol popped by my two-plant garden for an in-person consult after the Fig Earth workshop.—
Tribune News Service,
The Mercury News,
3 Oct. 2024
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Robby wants Samira to stop stalling on calling for a psych consult, but Samira sees the woman’s hand tremors and hears about her coordination issues and has a hunch this isn’t a psych case.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Deliberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberation. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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