as in contemplations
long or deep thinking about spiritual matters
the busy executive devotes an hour a day to quiet meditation
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The book alternates between memoir and cookbook, sharing recipes for dishes like Mom’s Lasagna, dandelion frittata and chicken cacciatore, alongside tales of growing up in Buffalo, recollections of family canning season and meditations on the ties between family and food.
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
In addition to the lavish rooms, the hotel offers a spa on site with a variety of treatments and meditations available, as well as a fitness studio located on the property.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The new site will also feature outdoor spaces for gatherings, meditations and community events.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Increasingly, the mobile applications mentioned above are offering mindful movement meditations too.
—Masha Remskar, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
One season might pair Dutch Golden Age civic ideals with O’Keeffe’s modernist experimentation and Sarah Sze’s meditations on time and abstraction.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Zhao’s meditations on the individualized experiences of grief and the veil that separates the living from the dead in Hamnet are worth more than just a cry-o-meter reaction.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
The songs are meditations on time and memory.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Wake Up Dead Man is a little less breezy than the other Knives Out films, drawing its audience into genuine meditations on why humans choose to dedicate themselves to religion.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
In addition to the lavish rooms, the hotel offers a spa on site with a variety of treatments and meditations available, as well as a fitness studio located on the property.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The new site will also feature outdoor spaces for gatherings, meditations and community events.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Increasingly, the mobile applications mentioned above are offering mindful movement meditations too.
—Masha Remskar, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
One season might pair Dutch Golden Age civic ideals with O’Keeffe’s modernist experimentation and Sarah Sze’s meditations on time and abstraction.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Zhao’s meditations on the individualized experiences of grief and the veil that separates the living from the dead in Hamnet are worth more than just a cry-o-meter reaction.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
The songs are meditations on time and memory.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Wake Up Dead Man is a little less breezy than the other Knives Out films, drawing its audience into genuine meditations on why humans choose to dedicate themselves to religion.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Meditations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meditations. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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