wondered (about)

verb

past tense of wonder (about)
as in disagreed (with)

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  1. doubted
  2. discounted
  3. disputed
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  • Some legal experts doubted the oil industry would prevail in this case without both Thomas and Alito.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Allied with previous victories at Strade Bianche and in Amstel Gold, and Pidcock’s pedigree in long one-day races should not be doubted.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
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  • Korean face masks are discounted, too— from the Biodance Bio-Collagen Real Deep Mask at $13, to Medicube’s crowd-favorite Pink Collagen Gel Mask at a jaw-dropping $15.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Beyond the holy grail Bigger Carry-On, several other popular Away pieces are discounted for Prime Day.
    — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
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  • The agency has previously disputed suggestions that politics plays a role in its decisions.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Initial media reports suggested a lab worker at Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute died of the plague, but Russian officials later disputed this, saying the worker died of pneumonia and that the illness was not linked to work in the lab.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
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“Wondered (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wondered%20%28about%29. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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