ruminations

noun

plural of rumination
as in meditations

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruminations
  1. meditations
  2. contemplations
  3. thoughts
  4. reflections
  5. considerations
  6. studies
  7. debates
  8. deliberations
Noun
  • In the end, these conversations, and his own meditations on identity and family, as well as his noted narrative omissions and motives in telling the story, become the main thrust of the podcast.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The poem’s anguished meditations on love’s savagery and isolation are designed to draw blood.
    — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of meditations
Noun
  • May talked about her gender but also what sounded like contemplations of self-harm.
    — Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 18 July 2026
  • Selzer’s contemplations bring together literature, history, philosophy, medicine, and ruminations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Definition of contemplations
Noun
  • Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and everyone affected by this heartbreaking tragedy.
    — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The practice involves writing down your intrusive thoughts and fears, and even recording yourself talking about them, and playing that recording back to yourself.
    — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of thoughts
Noun
  • The vases are mouth-blown and crafted using the corteccia technique, the same employed in the lighting diffusers, which generates lenses and dynamic reflections.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • This gives it a matte appearance that banishes reflections and even (most) fingerprints.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of reflections
Noun
  • Distance from family, unfamiliar systems and language barriers are real considerations.
    — Lance B. Fulford, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Navy Blue, who describes himself as detail-oriented, says those considerations are what make products meaningful to him.
    — Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of considerations
Noun
  • Graham is a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, a professor at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy, and a senior scientist at Gallup, whose World Poll supplied the data for her latest paper.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier studies collected nearly 200 kill dates from beneath them—not one is older than 2,000 years.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of studies
Noun
  • There's also plenty of debates and discussions, and that's what leads us here today.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Her worldwide museum experience had taught her the foibles of museums and academia, but her sense of humor and common sense settled some sticky situations while moving (the museum) as a center for socially transformative debates.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of debates
Noun
  • The vote, which had been scheduled for last week, was delayed after two days of deliberations because of growing wariness among Egyptians concerned about an intervention in Yemen's long-running conflict.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The vote, which had been scheduled for last week, was delayed after two days of deliberations because of growing wariness among Egyptians concerned about an intervention in Yemen’s long-running conflict.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of deliberations
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