1
as in meditations
long or deep thinking about spiritual matters
the decision to enter a monastery and to spend one's life in prayer and contemplation
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2
as in anticipations
the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence
in contemplation of their children's college expenses, they started saving early
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While Pasolini delivers his meditations to clergy members gathered at the Vatican, the pope listens from his hospital room, though the attendees cannot see or hear him.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025 -
In his art practice, Johnson is known for his sharp meditations on race and class rooted in a more organic vocabulary steeped in sculptural and painterly traditions.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Cooking type Consider carefully what your expectations for oven usage are to determine what type of thermometer will work best for your purposes.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps the biggest concern for the central bank is a situation in which expectations about future inflation start to shift in a way that suggests Americans are becoming worried about price pressures staying persistently high.—
Colby Smith,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Contemplations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemplations. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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