1
as in deliberation
a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something
after much consideration we decided to make an offer on the house
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2
as in compensation
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
since it was pro bono work, no consideration was made
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Recent Examples of consideration
Looking back on the season as a whole, what considerations were important in expanding the visual world of the show?
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Matt Minton, Variety, 10 July 2025
San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe said Thursday that his office had received the case from police this week and prosecutors were reviewing it in consideration of any criminal charge.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Short-term demand has also been at the forefront of considerations for OPEC and its oil producing allies, known as OPEC+.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 10 July 2025
Traveling with pets can be rewarding, but requires careful planning and consideration for their safety and comfort.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for consideration
Matt Minton, Variety, 10 July 2025
San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe said Thursday that his office had received the case from police this week and prosecutors were reviewing it in consideration of any criminal charge.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Short-term demand has also been at the forefront of considerations for OPEC and its oil producing allies, known as OPEC+.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 10 July 2025
Traveling with pets can be rewarding, but requires careful planning and consideration for their safety and comfort.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consideration
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James Toliver Craig, 47, is charged with first-degree murder after deliberation in the March 2023 death of his wife, Angela Craig, a 43-year-old mother of six.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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After nearly 12 hours of deliberations over three days, the 12-person jury was deadlocked on a reckless manslaughter charge in the teen’s death.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
11 July 2025
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The compensation failed to account for the lifetime of income and family wealth his land provided.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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Clear, straightforward compensation tied to real outcomes builds trust and keeps teams focused on what actually drives growth.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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In 2022, a study published in the journal Animal Cognition, saw 28 dogs and their owners recruited for a special game of hide-and-seek.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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The collapse of tropical forests was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming that followed, according to a new study published July 2 in the British journal Nature Communications.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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In the four years since NIL payments began in 2021, collectives affiliated with specific schools have made hundreds of millions in deals with athletes just like those the CSC described in its examples.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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More: Car buyers set a record with more than $1,000-a-month car payments in Q2 Jamie L. LaReau is the senior autos writer who covers Ford Motor Co. for the Detroit Free Press.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
12 July 2025
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The nonprofit group behind the Sesame Street character quickly sought to regain control of the account and deleted the comments.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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That is the total number of followers the Elmo account had on X as of early Monday morning.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Washington — Secret Service suspended six personnel without pay as the agency faced intense scrutiny after the assassination attempt against President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, nearly a year ago.—
Laura Geller,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
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The judge, who has been suspended with pay by the state Supreme Court, was excused from attending the hearing.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
9 July 2025
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Regardless of partisan debate, Gould’s confirmation marks what many can officially call a comeback for the OCC’s crypto-forward regulatory approach, which stalled under the previous administration.—
Jason Brett,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Where interest rates should be today, and when they should be reduced, is already a topic of debate inside the Fed, a decision, it should be noted, that cannot be made unilaterally by the chair.—
Ron Insana,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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Ahead of Juneteenth, proponents of reparations for African Americans met last week with mostly Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill to urge them to continue the push for federal reparations legislation.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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This pilot was the first of its kind funded through voluntary reparations, in which oppressors' descendants choose to actively redistribute their wealth and power to the oppressed.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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“Consideration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consideration. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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