Thesaurus results for CONTEMPLATIONS

contemplations

noun

plural of contemplation

as in meditations

long or deep thinking about spiritual matters the decision to enter a monastery and to spend one's life in prayer and contemplation

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as in anticipations

the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence in contemplation of their children's college expenses, they started saving early

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Recent Examples of contemplations May talked about her gender but also what sounded like contemplations of self-harm. — Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 18 July 2026 Selzer’s contemplations bring together literature, history, philosophy, medicine, and ruminations. — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026 Internal memos between the justices in 2016 published by The New York Times have created a firestorm around an institution that takes extraordinary measures to keep its contemplations confidential. — Ella Lee, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2026

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In the end, these conversations, and his own meditations on identity and family, as well as his noted narrative omissions and motives in telling the story, become the main thrust of the podcast.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
The poem’s anguished meditations on love’s savagery and isolation are designed to draw blood.

— Merve Emre, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

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Expectations of rate cuts at central banks like the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England have fallen, and in many cases been replaced by anticipations of hawkish monetary policy, sending yields on some European bonds to multi-decade highs.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
For traders focused on specific events, having a strong grasp of historical trends can be beneficial, although the results are largely contingent on how the company’s outcomes measure up to market anticipations.

— Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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Beasley is accused of fixing or trying to fix his performance in at least four games while playing for the Milwaukee Bucks in 2024 by under or overperforming bookmakers’ expectations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Those are affirmations Rams players and coaches have utilized during a season of great expectations mired in major underachievement.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

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