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
Leo celebrated Spain’s Christian roots and culture with the huge morning Mass in downtown Madrid and an evening spectacle that featured flamenco dancers, classical guitar and a moving meditation by Spanish actor Antonio Banderas on art, faith and beauty.
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Leo celebrated Spain's Christian roots and culture with the huge morning Mass in downtown Madrid and an evening spectacle that featured flamenco dancers, classical guitar and a moving meditation by Spanish actor Antonio Banderas on art, faith and beauty.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
While each has been assigned a name — Wilsis, Laura Asia, Carlota and Julia — their true personalities come out in the way Plensa has depicted them, with their eyes closed and in some apparent state of peaceful meditation.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Oak Studio, the property's wellness space, is open year-round and features a cold plunge, a cedar sauna, meditation yurts, and strength-and-conditioning classes.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2026
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Leo celebrated Spain's Christian roots and culture with the huge morning Mass in downtown Madrid and an evening spectacle that featured flamenco dancers, classical guitar and a moving meditation by Spanish actor Antonio Banderas on art, faith and beauty.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
While each has been assigned a name — Wilsis, Laura Asia, Carlota and Julia — their true personalities come out in the way Plensa has depicted them, with their eyes closed and in some apparent state of peaceful meditation.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Oak Studio, the property's wellness space, is open year-round and features a cold plunge, a cedar sauna, meditation yurts, and strength-and-conditioning classes.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meditation
contemplation
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Those could be be relationships, creative endeavors and the contemplation of big questions about life.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Following several years of contemplation and asceticism, Dorje hopes to return to the United States to teach in Minnesota's Buddhist community at the Nyingmapa Taksham Buddhist Center.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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“Meditation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meditation. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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