as in contemplation
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumination
Noun
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These powerful works, rich with layered paint, found materials, sand and other organic elements, invite contemplation on themes of faith, ritual, immigration, and the environment.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025 -
For many people, these are places of peace, contemplation, and prayer.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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This is not the same as meditation, which is beneficial in other ways but involves concentrating on your breath or on a mantra.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025
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His latest exhibition, Inward Cartography: Self of Selves, now on view at Library Street Collective in Detroit, is a striking meditation on the emotional and spiritual terrain of identity.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
12 Apr. 2025
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That scheme isn’t dead; it’s just mired in the cogitation phase.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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The following cogitations, therefore, are not totally uninformed noisy opining.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
10 Dec. 2024
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For some, every consumption choice is a reflection of their values.—
Ryan Miller,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Sunday, Nantz will front a piece on Bernhard Langer, along with a reflection of Spieth’s 2015 Masters victory hosted by Immelman.—
Richard Deitsch,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Suddenly, race isn’t a consideration in the celebration of a player who was, for years, excluded from Major League Baseball because of his race.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Endangered Species Act is a key regulatory consideration for agencies when considering whether to grant permits for oil and gas, mining, electric transmission and other operations on federal lands and water.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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Khalil finished his graduate studies at Columbia in December and is set to graduate in the spring.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Examples include taking a basic set of capabilities and utilizing them to open a new market or rethinking the user experience based on new information from user studies.—
Chris Perry,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The increasing prevalence and potential for invasion of privacy (of our thoughts, no less) has prompted lawmakers in some jurisdictions to take action.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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There can be no peace without freedom of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of expression and respect for the views of others.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Things got particularly ugly during 2016 presidential debates when he was asked to defend referring to women as fat pigs and slobs.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Whether that’s primarily on the players for not handling that like professionals, or on Briere for not recognizing the impact that losing Laughton (and, to a lesser extent, Erik Johnson) would have on the group, is up for debate.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Rumination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumination. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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