Contemplate
Contemplate verb - To give serious and careful thought to.
Usage example: she contemplated the problem for several hours before reaching a decision
Think is a synonym for contemplate in meditate topic. In some cases you can use "Think" instead a verb "Contemplate", when it comes to topics like ponder, process, reason, thoughts. popular alternative
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Old Shame: invoked She also thought Trog (the last film she starred in) was a complete piece of shit: If I weren't a Christian Scientist, and I saw Trog advertised on a marquee across the street, I think I'd contemplate suicide.
Source: Creator / Joan Crawford -
Contemplate Our Navels: After LucasArts shut down, Nolan and Gretha think about how different the gaming ages have become from their time as kids to today.
Source: Webcomic / Bits And Bytes -
Contemplate Our Navels: After Peabody saves Sherman from being sacrificed to a volcano, Sherman is so shaken up from the experience of being faced with and coming to terms with his mortality, he needs some time to sit at the beach and think about things.
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