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
  • And the urgency of Judar’s meditations on authoritarianism, impunity, social repression, and avenues for liberation in the United States in 2026 is so clear as to be self-evident.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • Counseling and therapy practices are also adopting the tech, since the OPUS SoundBed is used to amplify modalities like IASIS MCN and EMDR by translating meditations and music into full-body vibration.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 10 July 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
  • The notes have the sentence fragments and typos of someone quickly recording their thoughts.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 29 July 2026
  • At the time of the shooting, Richards said Gray was struggling with anxiety, paranoia, depression and thoughts of self-harm.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of thoughts
Noun
  • One of Murphy’s grandchildren presented the family with a collection of reflections on life from Murphy in her own words, her daughters said.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
  • The area around the park truly embodies the classic, primordial look of a southern swamp with its blackwater mirror reflections and towering cypress and tupelo trees with Spanish moss dangling from them.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of reflections
Noun
  • With such considerations in mind, most people can enjoy strawberries regularly and benefit from their impressive nutritional profile.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • In the realm of AI for mental health, harness engineering is especially vital and can make-or-break how well or badly an AI system responds to mental health considerations.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of considerations
Noun
  • Adler said studies show that when one partner strangles another, the likelihood of a victim being killed by that partner goes up 750%.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 July 2026
  • Recent clinical studies involving pig kidneys have demonstrated that such organs can function inside human recipients, marking a major milestone for xenotransplantation.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
Definition of studies
Noun
  • But the party’s past debates over crime and safety threaten to undermine that pitch.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • That finding arrives in the middle of one of the most fractured debates in economics right now — one where even the people building the AI systems can’t agree on what their own data shows.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of debates
Noun
  • The likelihood of not receiving a first-round bye and getting placed in the wild-card round is a factor that Hoyer has acknowledged as part of the club’s trade-deadline deliberations.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • Ashley Benefield sentenced in 'Black Swan murder' case Ashley was charged with second-degree murder but was convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter after nearly seven hours of deliberations.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of deliberations
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“Ruminations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruminations. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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