ruminations

plural of rumination

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Noun
  • For those who are unable to attend their in-person events, Hidary hosts live, virtual walking meditations (by donation or free) with the aim of fostering community.
    Anna Haines, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Wake Up Dead Man is a little less breezy than the other Knives Out films, drawing its audience into genuine meditations on why humans choose to dedicate themselves to religion.
    Esther Zuckerman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The psychiatrist tried to determine how serious his suicidal thoughts were.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Investigators found notebooks filled with hate, violent thoughts and admiration for mass murderers, showing clear signs of deep mental instability.
    Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When her mother leaves the room for a moment, she's accosted by a demonic entity that toys with her through funhouse-style reflections, creating this evil doppelganger of Judy.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And Cali turned to the water, watching their reflections ebb and flow.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But once it’s been sourced, there are a ton of considerations and intricacies before it can actually be used.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This momentum persisted into 2025, with net acquisitions of 10 tonnes in July alone, driven by diversification strategies and geopolitical considerations.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Furthermore, numerous studies have shown how different aspects of society such as social interactions, the environment, access to healthcare and the presence and absence of various economic resources can affect the spread of infectious diseases.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Stern is perhaps best known for being the principal investigator of NASA's New Horizons mission, which was the first to fly by Pluto in 2015 before venturing on to do studies of other small bodies in the Kuiper Belt.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kirk became a Republican hero for motivating and organizing young conservatives through debates and a podcast that criticized Democrats and the left.
    Melissa Galbraith, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • He was known for making regular appearances on conservative media and hosting debates on college campuses.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, cautioned that the talks were in the early stages and that no proposal has been finalized.
    Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Senior Justice Department officials have held internal deliberations in recent days over potentially issuing a rule that could restrict transgender individuals from being able to own firearms, two officials familiar with the discussions confirmed Thursday to ABC News.
    Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Ruminations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruminations. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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