deliberateness

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Recent Examples of deliberateness As noted by Beard, this board was built with a deliberateness and purpose to ensure that the women had the runway to impact decision-making, advise the athletes, and construct the next basketball league alongside the co-founder groups. — Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Along with the keen awareness so many of her characters display about how they are perceived as Black women in a world built for white men, her warmth and elegance suggest deliberateness but not artifice in her self-presentation. — Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026 His team of writers, producers, and craftspeople take their time building to the show’s trademark anxiety hour, and their deliberateness pays dividends. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 June 2026 That gap between the speed of adoption and the deliberateness of purpose is where most of the current damage is occurring. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026 Where earlier works from the singer leaned more heavily on his signature grit and drive, these new tracks lock in on his deliberateness. — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026 Even the set of buttons by the driver’s left knee, occasional-use stuff like the trunk release, has a deliberateness to it that’s often lacking, even in high-end cars. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberateness
  1. deliberation
  2. shrewdness
  3. calculation
  4. foresight
Noun
  • This seems like a perfectly reasonable debate/dialogue/deliberation to have without everybody--well, most bodies--running for the exits.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The letter was sent as Cornell’s Faculty Senate met to begin deliberations on a vote of no confidence.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of deliberation
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  • Spain’s shrewdness came in their refusal to engage with off-the-ball trivialities.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Instead, Franklin will rise by virtue of hard work and (actual) shrewdness.
    — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
Definition of shrewdness
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  • Successful candidates will then be invited to spend a day at the bank’s offices where they are tested on banking regulation, their use of AI, and their ability to build calculations.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Given the same borrower information, loan program, property details, and applicable rules, the calculation and decision should generally remain consistent.
    — Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of calculation
Noun
  • The United States’ network of defense pacts is poised to get stronger as its allies get stronger, but only if rebalancing occurs with consent, foresight, and respectful treatment of partners.
    — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In the 40 years since, every facet of Spacemen 3’s story has been turned over and generously embellished, resulting in an excess of grandeur and foresight projected onto the duo at the heart of it.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
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“Deliberateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberateness. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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