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
These considerations led us to add the volume The Unknown Kerouac, with early journals and translations from the joual, to our ongoing multivolume Kerouac edition.
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Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
The blood would be another consideration, Parsons says.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
In Colorado, the House Health and Human Services Committee postponed consideration of a bill that would exempt orphan drugs, which are used to treat rare diseases, from pricing caps that might be pursued by the state board.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 23 Apr. 2026
Safety isn’t a position the Panthers normally would consider, but Thieneman is worth the consideration.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
The blood would be another consideration, Parsons says.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
In Colorado, the House Health and Human Services Committee postponed consideration of a bill that would exempt orphan drugs, which are used to treat rare diseases, from pricing caps that might be pursued by the state board.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 23 Apr. 2026
Safety isn’t a position the Panthers normally would consider, but Thieneman is worth the consideration.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consideration
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After a half-hour of deliberations, both networks decided their parties would go on.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Considering Jaquez would be eligible for a package north of $200 million, the Heat’s trade deliberations with the runner-up for 2026 NBA Sixth Man of the Year likely will come down to their long-view projections.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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The suit identified one of the senior leaders as Michael Rapino, Live Nation’s longtime chief executive, who received almost $90 million in compensation in the three years ending in 2025, securities filings show.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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The company disclosed the executive compensation in an SEC filing Friday.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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Small, detailed images, later compiled into albums, portray scenes like a banquet held in 1741 by King Yeongjo to celebrate his study of an important text.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The study began with 99 healthy adults and was narrowed to 27 participants who could not reliably distinguish between sugar and artificial sweeteners, who then underwent brain scans.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Gray added that both players agreed to lose the game in exchange for $10,000 to $15,000 in payments each.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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In the coming years, a smaller share of Americans will work and a larger share will require Social Security payments, Medicare, disability-insurance coverage, and long-term care.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Struijk’s error was punished, but nobody in white gave a good account of themselves during an opening period in which Daniel Farke admitted there was nervousness in his line-up.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Chess can seem abstruse and forbidding to the uninitiated, but Himelfarb’s account of it is as readable and comprehensible as any more familiar sports story—or, for that matter, any narrative in which a bunch of ambitious people pursue a single goal.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Asked about teacher funding, Shaw said teachers deserve good pay but that districts have problems with waste, fraud and abuse.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Home care workers deserve fair pay and humane conditions, but this bill doesn’t solve those problems.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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That debate intensified this March, when city officials outlined multiple options for restructuring the city’s approach to homelessness, including maintaining LAHSA with reforms, shifting responsibilities to the county, or bringing more programs in-house.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Neither Thurmond nor Villaraigosa qualified for the latest debate because of their low polling numbers.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Instead, reparations for the more than 65,000 victims will be paid by the Trust Fund for Victims, set up by the court’s member states to distribute the funds.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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While there is a respectable moral case to be made for some form of reparations, Tubbs appears to be excessively fixated on policy ideas that would bankrupt our state if actually implemented.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Consideration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consideration. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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