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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Recent Examples of meditations
Although centered around the cartographer’s task of conducting the Ordnance Survey of 1865, there are flashbacks to the Great Hunger in the 1840s, as well as meditations on movement within and out of the country, taking readers to Italy, Canada, and then back to that unnamed Irish peninsula.
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Nora Biette-Timmons, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
The event will feature an in-gallery tour, meditations, conversation and a reception.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Those two films are commonly described as meditations on the futility of violence in a world where justice takes the form of endless attacks and reprisals.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
But Harriet Tubman hasn’t written verses or choruses for her, instead opting for a whirlpool of slushy guitar and sticky rhythms that swirls around Muldrow’s impressionistic declarations and assertive meditations.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 30 Mar. 2026
The popularity of her Beyond floating sound meditations speaks to a larger trend of sound healing experiences throughout the Chicago area.
—Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Medieval monks toiling away at poetic meditations on the divine have their place, the authors allow, but their own arguments are meant to surpass mere abstract justifications for belief.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
When women came to write spiritual texts—autobiographies, meditations, letters—their own bodies provided an imagery to describe the contours of their belief.
—Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
Its deep psychological and philosophical meditations on civilization and savagery, religion and spirituality, man’s relationship with himself and others, and his connection with the land are dense at times but always rewarding.
—The Know, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Nora Biette-Timmons, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
The event will feature an in-gallery tour, meditations, conversation and a reception.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Those two films are commonly described as meditations on the futility of violence in a world where justice takes the form of endless attacks and reprisals.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
But Harriet Tubman hasn’t written verses or choruses for her, instead opting for a whirlpool of slushy guitar and sticky rhythms that swirls around Muldrow’s impressionistic declarations and assertive meditations.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 30 Mar. 2026
The popularity of her Beyond floating sound meditations speaks to a larger trend of sound healing experiences throughout the Chicago area.
—Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Medieval monks toiling away at poetic meditations on the divine have their place, the authors allow, but their own arguments are meant to surpass mere abstract justifications for belief.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
When women came to write spiritual texts—autobiographies, meditations, letters—their own bodies provided an imagery to describe the contours of their belief.
—Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
Its deep psychological and philosophical meditations on civilization and savagery, religion and spirituality, man’s relationship with himself and others, and his connection with the land are dense at times but always rewarding.
—The Know, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meditations
contemplations
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Selzer’s contemplations bring together literature, history, philosophy, medicine, and ruminations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Internal memos between the justices in 2016 published by The New York Times have created a firestorm around an institution that takes extraordinary measures to keep its contemplations confidential.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Meditations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meditations. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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