as in melancholy
given to or marked by long, quiet thinking
a cogitative woman who was given to long silences, even in the company of her own family
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Adjective
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Some gags land, others don’t, and the script’s sudden bursts of melancholy dependably catch you in the gut.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025 -
The same can be said of Mescal, who’s already parlayed playing men of muscular physique and melancholy dispositions into above-the-title movie stardom.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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An amicable run-in with his ex-wife in this episode has the same thoughtful feeling.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Her solution is to be thoughtful and focused on the right risks and opportunities.—
Jack McCullough,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The only difference is that reflective tint is not allowed anywhere on the windshield and can't be more than 35% on the front and rear windows.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Give that remark a sobering, reflective moment.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This focus is not the result of a philosophical bug that’s somehow spread to the brains of city managers everywhere.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
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This quiz invites you to journey through the golden age of literary sci-fi, where philosophical depth meets speculative wonder.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Her hobbies include lusting after them, dating them, hanging out at their beach house, contemplative night-swimming in their pool, and occasionally playing volleyball.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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To retrain focus, Bovee also suggested distraction-free spaces, analog activities like journaling or reading print books, and contemplative practices like meditation.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Cogitative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cogitative. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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