as in melancholy
given to or marked by long, quiet thinking
he was clearly in a musing mood, and did not feel like talking just then
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Recent Examples of musing
Valerie Mesa, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Mary’s musings are interrupted by some very awkward tribe dynamics as the players try to decipher the meaning behind the message and what may await them at that day’s immunity competition.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
The idea that any of this is at all fanciful, or the musings of some sort of pro-Democrat (with a capital D) is just incorrect.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
Donald Trump’s musings about annexations led to Canadians booing the U.S. anthem, which likely had something to do with all that fighting in the teams’ first meeting of the tournament.
—Alex Kirshner, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Whether romantically or in terms of your musings, this energy calls for structure in your passions.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Mary’s musings are interrupted by some very awkward tribe dynamics as the players try to decipher the meaning behind the message and what may await them at that day’s immunity competition.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
The idea that any of this is at all fanciful, or the musings of some sort of pro-Democrat (with a capital D) is just incorrect.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
Donald Trump’s musings about annexations led to Canadians booing the U.S. anthem, which likely had something to do with all that fighting in the teams’ first meeting of the tournament.
—Alex Kirshner, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musing
Adjective
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Still, although Lund isn’t going for any major tear-jerking moments, his movie invokes the melancholy sense of something important passing into the mists.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Its melancholy lyrics centered around a Greek myth in which the satyr, Marsyas, challenges the god Apollo to a music contest, and for his hubris, ends up skinned alive.—
Meaghan Garvey,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At the time, the outlet also claimed that the two attended daily meditation sessions.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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One of the best LPs of that year, the music explored our ongoing ecological emergency, mustering up personal meditations from inside the climate crisis.—
Sheldon Pearce,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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School Board members are now pondering the idea of asking voters for another bond in the future.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Dec. 2024
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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
Adjective
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Searching for a thoughtful gift for your mother-in-law who has everything?—
Brie Schwartz,
Glamour,
19 Mar. 2025
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The thoughtful renovation opened a new chapter for a mother and her three kids.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And, where many other Stoic writers suggest seeking the divine through contemplation of the stars or natural landscapes, Pliny does the same with bugs and grubs.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Mar. 2025
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In the weeks before the election, former President Barack Obama gave moral sermons and philosophical treatises on behalf of the Harris-Walz campaign, his speeches suggesting that politics still existed in a social atmosphere of contemplation and debate.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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For instance, a depressed person may feel better in terms of their energy and sleep, but still have negative, ruminating thoughts.—
Charles Trepany,
USA TODAY,
16 Dec. 2024
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People filled comment sections for videos and posts about the shooting with unsympathetic replies, pointing out UnitedHealthcare’s reputation for denying claims, and ruminating on how much suffering Thompson was responsible for at the helm of the company.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Stock performance is not reflective of the value of an economy on an absolute level, said TradeStation’s Russell.—
John Towfighi,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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William, 42, sported the camouflage fatigues reflective of his role as Colonel-in-Chief of the Merican Regiment, an Army unit involved there, to hear about how the soldiers are securing NATO's eastern flank as part of Operation Cabrit.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Flores makes this explicit from the first scene, in which Neftalí puts on a piece of music that provokes an out-of-body reverie.—
David L. Ulin,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Make your way to the anniversary party on opening night in style with your favorite streamer’s reverie strutting through the French Quarter behind a brass band playing some familiar scores, creepy characters, and you.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Musing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musing. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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