reflect (on or upon)

verb

Definition of reflect (on or upon)next
as in to muse (upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflect (on or upon)
  1. weigh
  2. ponder
  3. reminisce
  4. deliberate
  5. analyze
Verb
  • The smallest rabbit, the pygmy, weighs only a pound — while the Flemish giant rabbit can reach 4 feet long and 22 pounds.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Bob Herman Dec 1, 2021 - Health Supreme Court weighs whether hospital drug cuts are valid The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday about whether the federal government had the authority to cut hospitals' payments for outpatient drugs.
    Maya Goldman, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of weigh
Verb
  • The new album’s title track ponders the optimism of a postwar generation that saw itself as ushering in a golden age.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Earlier in the episode, Stephen ponders the liberties Nancy took when writing The Perfect Stranger.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of ponder
Verb
  • Tori Spelling and Brian Austin Green are reminiscing on their past.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • American Pickers star Mike Wolfe has reminisced about his time spent with late former co-star Frank Fritz, just over a month after his death.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of reminisce
Verb
  • The jury began deliberating after closing arguments concluded on October 24.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The six-man, six-woman jury deliberated for more than 20 hours over three days.
    Dylan Lovan, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of deliberate
Verb
  • But that has been analyzed and dismissed by almost every economist and trade group in the country to look at it.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Anderson says that cloud cover for this eclipse is among the lowest he’s analyzed over the last 45 years.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of analyze
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