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
  • During these walking meditations my notebook starts to feel suspiciously similar to the luckless young climber’s selfie camera.
    — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026
  • At the Miraval Slumber Party, guests explore their sleep patterns and dreams, then are guided through acupressure exercises, stretching, and meditations with singing bowls.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 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
  • Dan Levy is not holding back his thoughts on Shane Gillis‘ Saturday Night Live monologue.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
  • For some, that burden can eventually lead to drinking, drug use, depression, anxiety or thoughts of suicide.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of thoughts
Noun
  • Sunlight and reflections from the pool filter through the glass and into the house.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The cultural demons a 34-year-old playwright was conjuring a century ago rise up as dark reflections for our own.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of reflections
Noun
  • Gil also said that opportunities to secure hostage agreements earlier in the war had been lost because of political considerations.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s AI Risk Management Framework is intended to improve organizations’ ability to incorporate trustworthiness considerations into the design, development, use and evaluation of AI systems.
    — Tara Youngblood, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of considerations
Noun
  • Research on hitting objects does not support it as a way to reduce anger, and there are too few studies of screaming to conclude its effects.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • There were no cognitive tasks researchers routinely go for in brain studies, but there was a purpose behind this omission.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of studies
Noun
  • The Sox’s pitching plans are a daily mystery, and worries over Grant Taylor’s right arm falling off have become nightly debates in South Side bars.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The 2000 contest was the last Texas Senate race with no general election debates.
    — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of debates
Noun
  • Accordingly, Trump’s public deliberations about who to invade and who to annihilate were themselves crimes, committed in full view of thousands of diplomats and heads of state.
    — Anjali Dayal, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The officials were not authorized to comment publicly about internal Saudi deliberations and spoke on condition of anonymity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of deliberations
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“Ruminations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruminations. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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