181 entries under contemplate topic. ×

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noodle around(verb, expression, consider, reason, examine)
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plan(think, ponder, ruminate)
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psych out(verb, expression, reason, confuse, guess)
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purpose(verb, consider, figure, think, deliberate)
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put on thinking cap(expression, idiom, consider, ponder)
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puzzle over(verb, expression, figure, deliberate)
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rack brains(expression, consider, reflect)
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rationalize(verb, study, consider, resolve, reason)
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read(verb, reason, guess, suppose)
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read between lines(verb, expression, idiom, reason, guess)
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repine(verb, consider, worry, fret)
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resolve(verb, study, consider, reason, think)
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run it up flagpole(verb, expression, idiom, reason, guess)
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run up a flagpole(expression, idiom, consider, reflect)
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say to oneself(expression, idiom, figure, ponder)
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scheme(verb, consider, reason, figure, think)
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sigh(verb, consider, worry, fret)
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size up(verb, expression, reason, think, deliberate)
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sort out(verb, expression, study, consider, resolve)
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stew(verb, study, consider, resolve, reason)
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