as in thoughtful
given to or marked by long, quiet thinking
I've been in a meditative mood all day
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Recent Examples of meditative
Featuring a meditation hub and an installation that plays frequencies to align chakras, visitors exit the exhibition in a meditative state.
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
For this concept album Tesfaye recruits his actual neighbor Jim Carrey, who stands in as a meditative disc jockey broadcasting commercials for the afterlife.
—Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
The novel is, in many ways, an extended meditative vigil.
—Lauren Christensen, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
American artist James Turrell’s meditative light painting then went for $660,000 (high estimate $180,000).
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
For this concept album Tesfaye recruits his actual neighbor Jim Carrey, who stands in as a meditative disc jockey broadcasting commercials for the afterlife.
—Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
The novel is, in many ways, an extended meditative vigil.
—Lauren Christensen, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
American artist James Turrell’s meditative light painting then went for $660,000 (high estimate $180,000).
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meditative
Adjective
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For Gabrielle, the experience was a reminder of the profound impact of small, thoughtful gestures.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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By combining modern tools like AI with a thoughtful approach to skills and criteria, organizations can move beyond surface-level signals and discover hidden talent.—
Ishan Gupta,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 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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When the organization signed rapper Jay-Z’s Roc Nation in 2019, the performances narrowed further, centering around hip-hop while shunting aside rock, country, pop and other music genres that are also reflective of America’s melting pot.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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The finale might be reflective of LaBruce’s own skepticism, specifically his disdain for large-scale movements that advocate for a tidy future and his preference for the ideas of French philosopher and poet Jean Genet.—
P.E. Moskowitz,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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East of Gatesville, outside Waco, is a convent of contemplative Catholic nuns, the Sisters of Mary Morning Star.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Qing Bao, known among zookeepers as a shy and contemplative panda, spent time on her climbing gym before sitting down to enjoy the bamboo special.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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His thesis centers on philosophical idealism, proposing that Consciousness is a fundamental quantum phenomenon.—
Carlo Tortora Brayda,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Friedrich Nietzsche's idea of rationality, Apollonian, and the irrational passion, defined as Dionysian, have always been a sort of philosophical guide for Murano; his way of conceiving fashion.—
Alberto Calabrese,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Justin Vernon’s vision is expansive as ever, pairing a pensive drum track with country guitar strumming (reminiscent of his early band DeYarmond Edison) and pristine, silvery synthesizers.—
Alex Suskind,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Martin appears pensive in the sunny shot, while Apple posed with her head resting in her hand.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Meditative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meditative. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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