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- verb Present participle of
cogitate .
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Examples
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I think an entire episode went by without Alex cogitating one bit over her place out of time.
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In some ways it's been a relief to dip into the pink pages of the Financial Times, which has spent the week cogitating on the election in its op-ed pages.
Robert Teitelman: Politics and economic truths Robert Teitelman 2010
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My first inclination is to go with Mr. Scalzi and say meh, but a few of the other entries were so hilarious or cool that it got me cogitating about this question.
MIND MELD: SciFi TV Shows That Deserve A Remake (with Videos) 2010
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"Strange, strange," the Ancient Mariner would next mutter, half to his cogitating soul, half aloud to the treasure-seekers.
CHAPTER XII 2010
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I only felt it fair to highlight some of the omitted information to allow people to make a sound (er) judgement for themselves – I doubt that everyone thinks exactly like either of us, hence the jury still being out – hopefully they ARE cogitating.
First Look: IRL Connect Puts Facebook, Twitter on the Map 2009
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It is in the nature of the beast, and perhaps not from the more rational-cogitating side of the beast, to take what little one knows about something and try to fashion a rule for everyone to live by.
On Neuroeconomics and Paternalism, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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After carefully cogitating upon the variables in my complex scenario I was suggesting, she cocked one hip, and said, "You know, you do kind of have a point there."
John Shore: Love Loses: Barnes and Noble's Big Fat Bell Book Fail John Shore 2011
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This took far more hours of hanging around the press room than I'll bet the newspaper ever paid him for, quietly listening and cogitating and preparing on-target questions for press conferences.
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I haven't posted one on The Terrot yet, cause I am still cogitating over it ... which is one of the reasons I like Simmons 'books, no matter how long.
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After carefully cogitating upon the variables in my complex scenario I was suggesting, she cocked one hip, and said, "You know, you do kind of have a point there."
John Shore: Love Loses: Barnes and Noble's Big Fat Bell Book Fail John Shore 2011
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