under consideration

Idioms  

1. Being thought about or discussed, as in Your application is under consideration; we'll let you know next week. This idiom was first recorded in 1665.

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under consideration

Separate tracts of ocean surrounding Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in the Western Pacific are also under consideration.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

While under consideration to lead the Fed last year, he laid out an optimistic vision for how AI will reshape the economy, predicting it will help people and businesses work more productively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

A bill currently under consideration in the California Legislature would pave the way for the hundreds of officers from other states to help police the 2028 Games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Arrangements for the rest of the trip were still under consideration, the source said, leaving it unclear whether the whole family would visit but stay outside the capital.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

As a sort of test, he had agreed to set up a cage with a few pairs of the rodents, imitating on a reduced scale the enterprise under consideration.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Related Words

• contemporary
• modern