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
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
He nodded, and took upon himself an air of well-pondered frankness.
From Success A Novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams
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
