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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Reached after or carried out with careful thought; deliberate.
  • adjective Highly regarded; esteemed.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of consider.

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  • adjective carefully weighed

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Examples

  • There he was a minute or two since, seated by that cannon, apparently an attentive and much edified auditor of a discussion we were holding on the celebrated theory of a certain bishop of your own country; which theory, rightly considered -- mind, I say _rightly considered_ -- neighbor

    The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet James Fenimore Cooper 1820

  • Gnostic literally means one who knows—but the people who coined the term considered its followers know-it-alls.

    Change of Heart Jodi Picoult 2008

  • They answered some questions in advance via e-mail, including my unusually impolite inquiry about whether the “rustic” of their title could properly be considered a code word for “ugly”.

    Rustic Fruit Desserts 2009

  • They answered some questions in advance via e-mail, including my unusually impolite inquiry about whether the “rustic” of their title could properly be considered a code word for “ugly”.

    Holly Smith: The Next Iron Chef 2009

  • It was a common term considered non-offensive at thetime.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Laches Proves To Be the Most Valuable Player: 2009

  • They answered some questions in advance via e-mail, including my unusually impolite inquiry about whether the “rustic” of their title could properly be considered a code word for “ugly”.

    Holly Smith: The Next Iron Chef 2009

  • They answered some questions in advance via e-mail, including my unusually impolite inquiry about whether the “rustic” of their title could properly be considered a code word for “ugly”.

    Rustic Fruit Desserts 2009

  • During the funeral he referred to “diamond merchants” considered a code word for Hasidic Jews [11] [12], for shedding “the blood of innocent babies” leading marchers shouting “No Justice No Peace”.

    Matthew Yglesias » What’s the Joke? 2007

  • There’s certainly no question about how much the band believes in this film: when Elektra Records grew concerned over the project’s escalating cost, the label considered turning it into a reality TV show this was back in 2002, when MTV’s The Osbournes was the hottest commodity on television.

    Chuck Klosterman on Rock Chuck Klosterman 2010

  • Rudge said he was, "flattered to have my name considered," but hasn't been offered anything.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Liam Casey 2011

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