37
ponder(verb, action, study, consider, worry)
35
meditate(verb, action, study, consider, worry)
32
reflect(verb, action, study, consider, worry)
27
think(verb, action, study, consider, resolve)
26
contemplate(verb, study, consider, settle, favor)
25
ruminate(verb, study, consider, worry, settle)
25
cogitate(verb, action, study, consider, favor)
25
consider(verb, action, study, worry, turn)
23
deliberate(verb, adjective, action, study, consider)
21
speculate(verb, study, consider, worry, favor)
20
mull over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, consider)
16
study(noun, verb, consider, settle, favor)
15
brood(noun, verb, study, consider, worry)
14
chew over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, consider)
14
weigh(verb, study, consider, settle, establish)
13
excogitate(verb, study, consider, favor, see)
12
think over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, consider)
12
dream(noun, verb, concept, understanding, consider)
12
evaluate(verb, study, consider, resolve, reason)
11
mull(verb, study, consider, resolve, reason)
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