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
On the other side of the Chao Phraya River, The Peninsula has half a dozen complementary health and wellbeing activities every day of the week: vinyasa yoga, HIIT, aqua aerobics, plant potting, meditation, on top of hours-long rituals at the spa.
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Lee Cobaj, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2025
The vigil on Saturday included a six-minute silent meditation — a minute for each teen — led by the Rev. Floyd Thompkins of Saint Andrew Presbyterian Church in Marin City.
—Keri Brenner, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
Cost: $22 for a drop-in class Thrive offers classes like vinyasa, slow, meditation and more.
—Tamia Boyd, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2025
This is not the same as meditation, which is beneficial in other ways but involves concentrating on your breath or on a mantra.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
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Lee Cobaj, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2025
The vigil on Saturday included a six-minute silent meditation — a minute for each teen — led by the Rev. Floyd Thompkins of Saint Andrew Presbyterian Church in Marin City.
—Keri Brenner, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
Cost: $22 for a drop-in class Thrive offers classes like vinyasa, slow, meditation and more.
—Tamia Boyd, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2025
This is not the same as meditation, which is beneficial in other ways but involves concentrating on your breath or on a mantra.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meditation
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These five must-haves in your morning routine corroborate studies that show morning contemplation broadens your perspective and reverses negative thoughts such as self-doubt and uncertainty about the future.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Despite the anger and hard contemplation in the songs, the album is fun (see those hooks).—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Meditation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meditation. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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