rumination

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Recent Examples of rumination Researchers then tracked the effect of this exercise on rumination, exhaustion and overall well-being. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumination
Noun
  • Also, of course, I am handicapped by knowing that this couldn’t be printed in the foreseeable future, and by the fact that contemplation of this material has become painful.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The exhibitions, abstract by design, are an invitation to contemplation.
    Diana Hubbell, Saveur, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • From salsa dancing to keep her brain sharp to going to meditation retreats with friends often, Ferree structures her life for optimal wellness.
    Renée Onque, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And if you’re feeling compelled to listen to your own chants, white noises, meditations, etc.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That scheme isn’t dead; it’s just mired in the cogitation phase.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The following cogitations, therefore, are not totally uninformed noisy opining.
    Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Diwali is a time for celebration, but also reflection — on how to navigate challenges and seize opportunities — and there are plenty of both right now for Indians and for Indian-Americans.
    Angela Chitkara, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Produced by Close Media, Al-Ahsa Cinema Club and Hazel Films, the film offers a poetic reflection on motherhood, psychology and Arab cultural identity, capturing the lullaby as both music and memory.
    Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Each country chooses its own film to submit for Oscar consideration, and in Israel, the winner of best film at the Ophir Awards is automatically the country’s submission.
    Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But some property owners have signed a petition opposing the initiative, which could keep it from going to the Common Council for consideration.
    Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Even though the quote was something Schumer did in fact say, the use of AI to invent fake video footage crosses a line, said Hany Farid, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley who studies manipulated media.
    NPR, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
  • At the time, her medical school, Heinrich Heine University, was seeking someone to conduct a study on the bodies of skiers.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To put a cap on preseason and training camp and to prepare for what’s ahead, here are my predictions and thoughts on how the Knicks will handle their depth chart and rotation heading into the season.
    James L. Edwards III, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • As the players performed snow angels in the confetti on the Levi’s Stadium field, the prevailing thought was there would never be another Von or a Denver D like this.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After at least half a decade of acute concern about the way that platforms such as Instagram may affect young people, as well as intense debate about how best to keep kids safe online, Meta has arrived at a label that was invented in the 1980s because parents were upset by movies such as Gremlins.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The candidate sought to clarify his comments publicly at least twice after the debate.
    Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Rumination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumination. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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