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
  • The last chapters of Jones’s book are filled with meditations on mortality that are both life affirming and sweet.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
  • The Calm app has guided meditations, breathing exercises, sleep stories, and music designed to reduce anxiety and quiet the nervous system.
    — Katie Riley, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
Definition of meditations
Noun
  • Selzer’s contemplations bring together literature, history, philosophy, medicine, and ruminations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of contemplations
Noun
  • Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
  • With Isak returning late from the World Cup and Hugo Ekitike injured, Danns has the ideal opportunity to put himself in Iraola’s thoughts.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of thoughts
Noun
  • An exception is a pair of teen-agers whose reflections on their concord are among the most beautiful in the book.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Mulaney’s headlining set centered on stories about life with wife Olivia Munn and their two children, Malcolm and Mei, mixing family anecdotes with reflections on his hometown.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 13 July 2026
Definition of reflections
Noun
  • Despite large Punjabi communities in Canada, the film was withdrawn from TIFF 2023 amid reports that political considerations influenced the decision.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • But for all the celebrations, there are also serious safety considerations as potentially record heat grips much of the Midwest and East Coast.
    — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of considerations
Noun
  • Peggy Cawthon, a doctor who studies falls among older adults at California Pacific Medical Center, said younger seniors — those between 65 and 75 — are more likely to fall while exercising or doing strenuous household chores.
    — Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
  • Developers are also required to pay to connect their projects to the city’s water and sewer system, and conduct studies to make sure the development won’t negatively affect the city’s waste water system, according to the webpage.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
Definition of studies
Noun
  • But in later debates, the two Republicans were more likely to take aim at the Democrats on stage than each other.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • In Nolan’s film, people refer to the gods, but there are no divine debates on Olympus, and, indeed, the only member of the classical Greek pantheon who actually appears is Athena (Zendaya), watching over the action intermittently.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
Definition of debates
Noun
  • Once that juror felt comfortable convicting in the first degree, Feldman said, the deliberations were done and the jury notified the judge of its verdict.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • The American Medical Association’s (AMA) own deliberations on whether obesity should be considered a disease illustrate this clearly.
    — Max Moser, STAT, 9 July 2026
Definition of deliberations
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