ponder
verb (used without object)
to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon ).
well-pondered
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a word derived from
ponder.
Example Sentences
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It was Mr. Washburn's well-pondered opinion that: "The irregular armies of Austria can mobilize more rapidly, with a superior armament and a greater striking power than is possessed by the lawful forces of the Republic."
From Time Magazine Archive
He also unveiled a well-pondered plan to cushion Canada against U.S. price rises.
From Time Magazine Archive
Saádí, however, in his Gulistán sets forth only his well-pondered thoughts in the most felicitous and expressive language.
From Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers by William Alexander Clouston
An address, carefully prepared, is delivered by the envoy, and receives a well-pondered reply from the presiding cardinal.
From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7 Italy, Sicily, and Greece (Part One) by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey
It is very easy to say that in such and such circumstances a man should do this and that well-pondered thing, but the courts of logic have as yet the most circumscribed jurisdiction.
From Here are Ladies by James Stephens
