Words similar to ruminating

Example sentences for: ruminating

How can you use “ruminating” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

He was ruminating about death, and about possibly meeting up again with his parents and his brothers in the next world.
In a detective novel: “I bought a Bud light to go with my sandwich and— did some ruminating while I ate.”
The special showbiz issue on "the relation between Hollywood and Washington" features stars ruminating on politics and politically minded writers commenting on film.
He is truly, paralytically ambivalent, perpetually ruminating about whether he should run for president even while running for president in 1992.