as in thoughtful
given to or marked by long, quiet thinking
a contemplative person who likes to go on solitary walks the contemplative life of the monks at the abbey
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Recent Examples of contemplative
This exhibition is a fusion of colour and textile, geometry and abstraction, and a deeply contemplative and meditative experience which succeeds in elevating textile art to the status of a fine art.
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The performance is thrillingly lived-in — from Peter’s contemplative thought process to the seductive fluidity of his movements.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
Image In the interview, conducted five years before his death, Mr. Ben-Gurion offered an unusually raw, contemplative analysis of his life’s work.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Japan’s contemplative Teki Cometh, helmed by Yoshida Daihachi, also garnered six nods.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The performance is thrillingly lived-in — from Peter’s contemplative thought process to the seductive fluidity of his movements.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
Image In the interview, conducted five years before his death, Mr. Ben-Gurion offered an unusually raw, contemplative analysis of his life’s work.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Japan’s contemplative Teki Cometh, helmed by Yoshida Daihachi, also garnered six nods.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemplative
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That didn’t stop Durant from considering each question before providing a thoughtful answer.—
Darnell Mayberry,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Finally, Montgomery appear as Hillary, a thoughtful woman who longs for justice, according to Deadline.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Even the quieter domestic dramas vying less for box-office glory and more for Academy Awards acclaim feature music lush with classical detail, like Carter Burwell’s melancholy strings in Carol, giving twinkly lyricism to the emotional violence roiling beneath the characters’ skins.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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Instead, their new record is merely 47 minutes and 17 seconds of relative silence and white noise, a melancholy display of the sound of music if there’s no artists to actually create it.—
Ethan Millman,
Rolling Stone,
25 Feb. 2025
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Packed with reflective pearls and blurring pigments, the tint aims to minimize color imperfections while hydrating and evening your skin tone.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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But on Monday night, the 69-year-old took a few moments to turn reflective.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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But for the wellness-attuned, the following hotels are a step above the rest, especially with their offering of meditative spaces, detox treatments, and in-room amenities that deem a visit to the spa altogether unnecessary.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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Enjoy off-property activities such as hiking alongside meditative sound journeys.—
Kate Donnelly,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The young lead has a wonderfully magnetic presence, veering between youthful frolic and pensive gloom, even though the film rarely creates circumstances where the latter makes sense.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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Before the Jets’ season finale in January, Rodgers was pensive about what the future might hold for him.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Conclave reduces philosophical and spiritual issues to the cheapest and most banal melodrama.—
Armond White,
National Review,
19 Feb. 2025
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At a certain point, Corson said, STAR bonds enter the realm of a philosophical debate – are municipalities losing out on tax revenue because the dollars go toward paying off bonds, or would the revenue have never otherwise been collected without the STAR bond project?—
Jonathan Shorman and,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Contemplative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemplative. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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