rumination

noun

as in contemplation

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Recent Examples of rumination Leaders face intense workloads, and these stressors can trigger rumination and other mental impediments. — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 The resulting book, a deliberately meandering account of her Steel City sojourn, weds memoir, travelogue, philosophical rumination and journalistic investigation. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 The Virgo first quarter moon puts you in rumination mode. — Usa Today, USA Today, 23 May 2026 Many people get stuck in rumination. — Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 20 May 2026 Since its opening, Moth Days has caught the eyes and hearts of a public that was apparently hungry for knotty rumination on troubled institutions. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 The goal is to reflect briefly and objectively, without spiraling into rumination. — Elise Devlin, New York Times, 16 May 2026 Amadeus is a portrait of a man realizing his own inferiority and losing his religion as a result, and Bettany’s incredible rendition of Salieri shapes the series’ rumination on who yearns to command a stage and why. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 May 2026 Following a moderated conversation, there will be a screening of Lynne’s new film Every Contact Leaves a Trace, a rumination of memory and assumptions using as inspiration a stack of business cards collected over 40 years. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumination
  1. contemplation
  2. meditation
  3. cogitation
  4. reflection
  5. consideration
  6. study
  7. thought
  8. debate
Noun
  • The gallery, which connects the Apollo Rotunda and the Salon Carré, will serve as a space for strolling and contemplation within the museum, according to the release.
    — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • May talked about her gender but also what sounded like contemplations of self-harm.
    — Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 18 July 2026
Definition of contemplation
Noun
  • First Fridays may bring a night market; meditation and healing circles happen in a back room, with Indigenous practices led by Indigenous people.
    — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • This water therapy experience is offered at Habitas Bacalar, a boutique lagoonside hotel, merging gentle over- and underwater movement and aquatic meditation under the guidance of a shamanic aquatherapist.
    — Rana Good, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of meditation
Noun
  • Trump’s announcement, in particular, displays all the drawbacks of insufficient cogitation characteristic of so many of his ventures.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The following cogitations, therefore, are not totally uninformed noisy opining.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of cogitation
Noun
  • Nagamura, who spent the first four years of her life at the garden, sees the exhibition as both a homecoming and a reflection on the people and places that shaped her artistic voice.
    — Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
  • But without reflection, the next bet is exactly as blind as the last one.
    — Henrik Landgren, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Definition of reflection
Noun
  • Wilson’s review was written without much consideration for what movies do differently from their source material.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
  • This indicates a new phase in how higher education manages free speech, driven by practical considerations rather than just philosophy.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of consideration
Noun
  • Emerging studies on leading AI models that have been specially trained by scholars to act as virtual Commanders-in-Chief, armed with massive arsenals of atomic arms, have been alarming.
    — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The studies looked at everything from chips and salsa to beef chili and chicken tikka masala.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
Definition of study
Noun
  • Business schools and consultants privileged economics and agency models over classical management thought.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The story captures the very tactile, sensory details of Birdie’s physical world, and her thoughts and perceptions.
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of thought
Noun
  • Two of the three major GOP candidates for Minnesota governor faced off in a debate on Friday night, 11 days before the August primary.
    — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Just months after the Charlotte region’s transportation board voted to kill support for the Interstate 77 South Toll lane project, talks of community investments that could be brought forth by the controversial project has reignited the debate.
    — DJ Simmons August 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of debate

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