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, 4 Nov. 2024
So does Helen Lundeberg, whose familiar architectural geometries in landscape paintings get an unexpected twist in three 1960s canvases inspired by extraterrestrial musings.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Gary Indiana, a writer whose acid musings on gallery shows and artists defined a era in art criticism, has died at 74.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
The film’s synopsis reads: During their adventure, the camera rolls on their private conversations – both in hospitals and nine national parks – capturing the spread of cancer, musings of mortality, conflict, and devastation.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
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This is a powerful time to set clear intentions that align with your musings and heart's desires.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
So does Helen Lundeberg, whose familiar architectural geometries in landscape paintings get an unexpected twist in three 1960s canvases inspired by extraterrestrial musings.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Gary Indiana, a writer whose acid musings on gallery shows and artists defined a era in art criticism, has died at 74.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
The film’s synopsis reads: During their adventure, the camera rolls on their private conversations – both in hospitals and nine national parks – capturing the spread of cancer, musings of mortality, conflict, and devastation.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musing
Adjective
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The melancholy voiceover from Elsa Dutton (Isabel May) from 1883 is a nice touch, too, a monologue about the suffering people go through to maintain their control and exploitation of land.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
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Jim Jarmusch’s deeply romantic, deeply melancholy Only Lovers Left Alive stars Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston as a vampiric couple who are currently living on different continents, because what’s a little bit of distance when time doesn’t have meaning.James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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Dedicated meditation rooms, community spaces for social interaction and window design that pulls in natural light are among features that will be chosen to promote mental health.Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Worse still are its vague, belabored meditations on the psychic toll of life undercover.Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 23 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
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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
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Who wouldn’t be crazy in love after receiving gifts that balanced the beautifully thoughtful with the extremely expensive?Maura Johnston, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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By moving beyond consensus, leaders can inspire more thoughtful, informed decisions that drive better outcomes. 2.Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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These tantalizing displays appealed to our senses, offering quick and captivating content that increasingly prioritized immediacy and entertainment over depth and contemplation.Gerui Wang, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The online world sometimes seems to revolve around stressful scenarios—road rages, animal attacks, cliff jumps, political debates—that demand our response, or at least our contemplation of one.Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
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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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Allow all work-study students to gain academic credit for their work study position by connecting their job to an academic reflective assignment reviewed by their manager and academic advisor.Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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The reception in his return to Minnesota had Towns in a reflective mood all day.Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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She was startled out of her reverie—a strange erotic daydream, flesh without body, warmth without a face.Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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This moment of reverie in her essay is soon undercut by an encounter with a stalker.Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Musing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musing. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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