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con·tem·plat·ing

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  1. Contemplating

    of Contemplate

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of contemplating in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of contemplating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of contemplating in a Sentence

  1. Elizabeth Gaskell:

    People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.

  2. Gregg Easterbrook:

    No other country is even contemplating building something like the Ford-class carrier, we could cut the Navy in half in terms of ship numbers and still be far stronger than the rest of the world combined.

  3. Us Weekly:

    After losing her identity, her sense of self-worth, and her hope for the future, Holly found herself sitting alone in a bathtub contemplating suicide.

  4. The State Department official:

    We really do believe we can get it done by (June) 30th and we're not contemplating an extension. We just aren't.

  5. Life Itself:

    I had lost this person who was not going to be there to meet this woman I'd fallen in love with. I was happy, but I was still kind of struggling with that loss, and so I think a lot of that was kind of swishing around in my brain as I was sitting down to write it. I was obviously in a place where I was contemplating a lot of beautiful things ; at the same time, I was contemplating a lot of difficult things.

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