151 entries under deliberate topic. ×

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lock horns(expression, consider, dispute, argue)
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make allowance(expression, excuse, justify, vindicate)
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moot(consider, dispute, argue, discuss)
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mull(verb, study, consider, resolve, examine)
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noodle around(verb, expression, consider, examine, figure)
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oppose(consider, dispute, argue, discuss)
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pettifog(consider, dispute, argue, discuss)
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pick a bone(expression, idiom, consider, argue)
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pipe dream(verb, expression, consider, examine)
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put on thinking cap(expression, idiom, consider, contemplate)
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put up argument(expression, idiom, consider, argue)
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question(consider, maintain, dispute, argue)
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rebut(consider, dispute, argue, discuss)
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reconcile(excuse, justify, vindicate)
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refute(consider, dispute, argue, discuss)
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roll(consider, examine, contemplate, speculate)
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set to(expression, consider, dispute, argue)
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sort out(verb, expression, study, order, consider)
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stew(verb, study, consider, resolve, think)
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stew over(verb, expression, consider, figure, think)
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