meditating

verb

Definition of meditatingnext
present participle of meditate
1
as in contemplating
to give serious and careful thought to I've been meditating a career change for months

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2
as in planning
to have in mind as a purpose or goal had meditated a quick return to work after having the baby, but circumstances changed

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  1. contemplating
  2. planning
  3. pondering
  4. intending
  5. looking
  6. considering
  7. trying
  8. entertaining
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  • Meanwhile, 61% of medical students are contemplating careers outside clinical practice, viewing medical school as a stepping stone to other fields in healthcare.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Scott’s giving has important guidance not only for billionaires who want to follow her example and ramp up their giving, but also for everyday donors – and investors — who may be contemplating year-end decisions.
    David Bowermaster, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of contemplating
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  • According to an Ohio Department of Transportation press release issued Monday, all through-traffic motorists who are not planning stops within the I-275 outer belt are encouraged to use I-275 eastbound and drive around the loop.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Beyoncé is set to perform at halftime of the Ravens-Texans game and NFL MVP contender Lamar Jackson is already planning on being on the field for that.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of planning
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  • There may be some benefit from these policies, but business leaders pondering their 2025 plans will want to focus on their own labor needs.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Also, don’t be surprised to hear stories about Pacquiao pondering yet another fight, even though Roach, Arum and Sternburg will be there to immediately talk him out of it.
    Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of pondering
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  • Its name was derived from Atlanta’s Native American branding, with bosses intending to create marketing symmetry between ‘the Chiefs’ and ‘the Braves’.
    Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The label has introduced several expressions thus far, intending to make a full range of complex, rich, pure old world style wines in the zero-proof space.
    Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of intending
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  • Here’s what to know A CT city is looking into use of red light, speed cameras.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Soto is looking at various avenues to help youth baseball players.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of looking
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  • The treaty negotiators are considering a range of policy actions to limit the environmental and human health damage from plastic waste, including improvements to waste collection, the elimination of the most harmful plastics and ways to boost the woefully low rates of plastic recycling.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • However, this outcome seems unlikely, considering the Chargers play at New England and at Las Vegas to end the regular season.
    James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of considering
Verb
  • Nobody inside the Minnesota Wild locker room was trying to insult anybody’s intelligence by claiming a 1-goal win Monday night over the worst team in the NHL completely cured their recent ills.
    Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And that might also be scaring some people off about trying to release a brand-new holiday movie, not based on a piece of IP at this time of year.
    Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of trying
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  • Kendra suggests her Chocolate Mouse for a Party recipe that is primed for entertaining a large crowd and guarantees everyone will get a scoop.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2024
  • By the mid-1990s, public health leaders were entertaining the possibility that the STI could be eliminated.
    Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of entertaining
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