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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruminations
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In Kurkov’s hands, his efforts offer both serious meditations and page-turning diversion.
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Science journalist Sabrina Imbler combines memoir and reportage in this insightful and far-reaching essay collection, using 10 ocean animals as a jumping-off point for personal meditations on health, community and survival.
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Selzer’s contemplations bring together literature, history, philosophy, medicine, and ruminations.
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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.
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Whiteson, particle physicist at CERN's Large Hadron Collider and professor at UC Irvine, joins us to explore less conventional thoughts on first contact.
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One graduate’s thoughts When Christopher Yee arrived at ELAC in 2010, journalism wasn’t on his mind.
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In that grandest of country music traditions, the Disarmers’ songs were honest reflections of the blackout-chasing lives the members were living, but that changed when Shook got sober in 2019.
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This level of self-awareness can be developed through psychometric assessments and structured reflections to surface patterns.
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Among the considerations was whether there was a fence in front of the culvert that literally stops a fish from going through.
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Kam Jones, the 38th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, went from Indiana to Chicago in the trade along with draft assets and cash considerations.
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However, some studies indicate that many rescues of survivors can still take place within the first five or six days following a disaster.
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Many policymakers see such increases as a win because studies show routine care can prevent more expensive and complex diagnoses down the line.
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The measure received bipartisan support from legislators and was approved with little discussion Thursday, unlike the housing bond and ‘rainy day fund’ debates.
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But the conversations and debates happening — whether within families, in clinics, or on public platforms — should be based on facts, not judgment.
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Raymond Meza, who chaired the Charter Reform Commission, acknowledged that pay, staffing and the cost of each council office didn’t come up during his panel’s deliberations.
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All documents, including drafts and internal deliberations, concerning MLB’s decision to issue and publicly announce the June 2026 warnings, and any analysis of whether doing so adhered to the Code or with MLB’s treatment of comparable non-religious expression.
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“Ruminations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruminations. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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