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chew over, v.
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reflect deeply on a subject
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chew over contemplate excogitate meditate mull mull over muse ponder reflect ruminate speculate think over

sample sentences

"I mulled over the events of the afternoon"
"philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"
"The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

reflective reflective

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musing muse muser

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meditative meditation

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contemplative contemplation

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speculative speculation

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ruminative rumination ruminator

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hypernym

think, cerebrate, cogitate

hyponym

premeditate theologize, theologise introspect bethink cogitate wonder, question puzzle consider, study