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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
During deliberations, jurors asked to rewatch bystander videos of Penny restraining Neely, responding officers’ body camera videos and video of Penny’s subsequent interview with two police detectives at a precinct.
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Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
Wiley instructed the jury to continue deliberations on Friday and denied a request by Penny's defense attorneys to declare a mistrial.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Jurors are expected to resume their deliberations Friday.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
They were not authorized to publicly discuss internal deliberations and spoke on condition of anonymity.
—Thomas Beaumont, Adriana Gomez Licon, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
Wiley instructed the jury to continue deliberations on Friday and denied a request by Penny's defense attorneys to declare a mistrial.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Jurors are expected to resume their deliberations Friday.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
They were not authorized to publicly discuss internal deliberations and spoke on condition of anonymity.
—Thomas Beaumont, Adriana Gomez Licon, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberation
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They are both being held without bail and will have their cases presented to the L.A. County district attorney’s office for filing consideration Monday.Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The thinking behind the group put forward for consideration starts with Antoine Budker’s 1874 classification of vineyards, in which seven key plots were identified - Aux Caves, Carquelin, La Rochelle, Les Thorins, Les Vérillats, Moulin-à-Vent, and Rochegrès.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The two teams are in discussions on how to modify the stadium to give it a more homey feel for the Rays, but no final decisions have been made.Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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At least, that’s what some articles or forum discussions in recent years may lead you to believe.James Morris, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024
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His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) plans to launch a consultation to gather feedback from businesses on how to support investment in and promote e-invoicing.Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Sur-Mesure process starts generally with a consultation in any one of the 10 Henry Jacques retail locations, which includes a flagship on Paris’ tony Avenue Montaigne.Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
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The debate over how to classify the West India Regiments—whether as British subjects and soldiers or as enslaved men—continued until 1807.Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Actuarial data will likely end the debate if and when autonomous vehicles are demonstrably safer than those piloted by humans.Michael Khouw, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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Pastry chef Amanda Rockman, previously at Nico Osteria, where Wu-Bower earned his Beard nominations, consults on desserts.Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
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Plus, with Black Friday just around the corner, the vaginal health platform is sweetening the deal by waiving their one-time $45 consult fee (which includes a prescription, refills for up to one year and messaging with a doctor)—and giving you $20 off your first order.Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Deliberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberation. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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