deliberate
adjective
carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional.
is deliberating
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present progressiveof deliberate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In Hong Kong, authorities say the weather will "deteriorate rapidly" on Tuesday, while the education bureau said it is deliberating over school arrangements.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2025
Separately, the Constitutional Court is deliberating on the National Assembly's vote to impeach Yoon.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2025
County Superior Court Judge Robert Harrison is deliberating whether to approve the move, having received 600 letters and petitions Tuesday in opposition from area residents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2024
In addition, Congress is deliberating over legislation that will direct the agency’s operations for the next five years.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
Knowledge it obviously is not, because men do not inquire about what they know, and Good Counsel is a kind of deliberation, and the man who is deliberating is inquiring and calculating.
From Ethics by Aristotle
