as in contemplation
long or deep thinking about spiritual matters the busy executive devotes an hour a day to quiet meditation

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Recent Examples of meditation However, there are ways to manage it—be that through mindfulness, meditation, exercise, therapy, or just regular, good-quality sleep. Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 23 June 2025 There is also a chapel on the grounds for meditation, prayer and reflection. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025 Among these visual narratives is a meditation on the Aba Women’s Rebellion, a pivotal moment in West African anti-colonial history, when thousands of Igbo women organized a massive revolt against the policies imposed by British colonial administrators in southeastern Nigeria. Essence, 17 June 2025 Her guiding principle, the high-low mix, is in full effect: Henry Louis Gates, Jr., on Hillary Clinton; Daphne Merkin on S & M. There are portraits by Annie Leibovitz and a meditation on Princess Diana. Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for meditation
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contemplation
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  • And when the internet bloomed, people grew alarmed that easy access to information would erode our capacity for concentration and contemplation.
    Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • The song plays as Jack reflects on everything unfolding in his world — a moment of quiet contemplation and inner reckoning.
    Peter White, Deadline, 18 June 2025

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“Meditation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meditation. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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