10
meditate
10
ponder
9
turn over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, consider)
9
reflect
9
revolve(verb, study, consider, favor, see)
8
contemplate
8
imagine(verb, action, study, consider, resolve)
8
inspiration(noun, study, idea, spur, vision)
8
ruminate
8
speculate
7
daydream(noun, verb, concept, understanding, consider)
7
think about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, consider)
6
brood over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, consider, settle)
6
fantasize(verb, experience, pretend, real, dream)
6
mull over
6
reverie(noun, study, condition, class, exercise)
5
judge(noun, verb, action, study, consider)
5
chew over
5
poet(noun, person, poet)
4
conjecture(verb, reason, guess, contemplate, suppose)
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