1
as in to contemplate
to give serious and careful thought to
I've been meditating a career change for months
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2
as in to intend
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
had meditated a quick return to work after having the baby, but circumstances changed
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Recent Examples of meditate
Feel the need to meditate after dealing with a PDF file?
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New Atlas, 29 May 2025
When Kerouac joined Snyder at Marin-An in the spring of the following year, the two Beat icons meditated together and spent many hours hiking on Mount Tamalpais.
—Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
Hike part of the Appalachian trail, meditate by a waterfall, forest bathe, or forage for medicinal plants with a guide.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
Neither of the other Jedi answered, just accepted the reality of the situation, and all four moved toward the circle of meditating Jedi.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 May 2025
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New Atlas, 29 May 2025
When Kerouac joined Snyder at Marin-An in the spring of the following year, the two Beat icons meditated together and spent many hours hiking on Mount Tamalpais.
—Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
Hike part of the Appalachian trail, meditate by a waterfall, forest bathe, or forage for medicinal plants with a guide.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
Neither of the other Jedi answered, just accepted the reality of the situation, and all four moved toward the circle of meditating Jedi.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meditate
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The question of how to deal with the fracturing has scientists contemplating the best course of action.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
11 July 2025
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Levine Cava is reportedly contemplating $25 million in savings from the Parks budget, but the details aren’t known.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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Every one of his 70-odd dishes is intended to complement drink, not the other way around.—
Derek Sandhaus,
Saveur,
10 July 2025
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The playwrights intended the drama as an allegorical parable for the age shaped by Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy.—
Time,
Time,
10 July 2025
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The Rafael Devers blockbuster is probably the biggest deal that will go down, but the temptation is there to ponder other earthshaking possibilities, no matter how remote.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Viewing the team’s three-year stint here as an audition of sorts, officials have pondered if the local enthusiasm for baseball could help prove the Sacramento region as a welcome home for MLB.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
10 July 2025
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Harkins plans to open a second BackLot at Verrado Marketplace, a shopping mall being built in Buckeye.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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By the end of 2025, CATL plans to have 1,000 stations across 31 cities.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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Ventriloquist: Marc Griffiths the ventriloquist will entertain children during a Kids Summer Reading program at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 10 at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Mario Lopez and his dimples have been entertaining us for about 40 years.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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But everything depends on next weekend’s figures after the arrival of the first major box office threat, and the bigger the box office impact, the faster Jurassic World’s plans for a billion dollar summer may go extinct.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Montgomery went 3-for-5 with the first-inning RBI triple and singles in the fourth and seventh innings in his second major-league game.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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The county had considered a flood warning system on the river similar to a tornado warning siren about six or seven years ago, but Kelly said the idea never got off the ground and the cost would have been an issue.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
6 July 2025
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And instead of Ziploc bags, consider these best-selling leakproof clear silicone bags that are so popular on Amazon that more than 4,000 were purchased in the last month alone.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
5 July 2025
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It is hoped none has the problems that beset the apartments on Sycamore Drive.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Sources close to Paramount told THR the studio remains in negotiations and hopes to have the show back on Paramount+ soon.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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“Meditate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meditate. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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