meditating

verb

present participle of meditate
1
as in contemplating
to give serious and careful thought to I've been meditating a career change for months

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2
as in planning
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 meditating Alba could be seen meditating and boating along dolphins during the idyllic getaway. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 June 2026 Or, your wellness stack could involve meditating during a 20-minute walk outside, followed by a protein smoothie. — Julia Landwehr, Health, 18 May 2026 Danson has also turned to lifestyle changes, including meditating twice a day with his wife Mary Steenburgen. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026 His ambitious tasting menu has high-concept underpinnings, meditating on themes like the progression of the seasons. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Both meditating Tibetan monks and summer concert-goers are drawn to the dramatic location. — Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026 By focusing the mind on thoughts and feelings, a meditating person begins to unlearn conventional perspectives and mental attitudes that are the root of suffering. — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026 The participants had a wide range of meditation experience, from beginners to advanced practitioners, and they were instructed to focus on their breathing while meditating. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 7 June 2026 Her memoir, meditating on professional burnout, reinvention, and definitions of midlife success, was named a Best New Book by People Magazine and The Boston Globe. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meditating
  1. contemplating
  2. planning
  3. pondering
  4. intending
  5. studying
  6. looking
  7. debating
  8. trying
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  • With a new album out this summer—her first in a decade—Madonna’s reemergence on the pop scene has left many of us contemplating her ultimate place in its firmament.
    — Alex Frank, Vogue, 2 July 2026
  • The embarrassing episode also amplified questions about whether, in fact, Alito is contemplating retirement, a possibility some court watchers had already been discussing.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Definition of contemplating
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  • Andrea Davis, president and CEO of The Resiliency Initiative, has spent 25 years planning emergency response and crisis management for organizations including Disney, Walmart, the FIFA World Cup and Times Square's New Year's Eve celebration.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • When planning for retirement, asset allocation, withdrawal strategies, and tax-efficient investing is typically top of mind.
    — David Kudla, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of planning
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  • Bravo is sipping its cuppa and pondering what to do about those interesting ladies across the pond.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 July 2026
  • Some viewers appear to enjoy seeing the princess in modern settings, pondering over what could have been if her life wasn't cut short.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of pondering
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  • Donors who were intending to contribute funds to America250, a bipartisan committee created by Congress, were instead given the banking and routing numbers for a different but similarly named group, Freedom 250, the Democratic report says.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • She is challenged, often by the unlikely love interest who escorts her on the trip, to put herself in the shoes of those who hurt her without intending to.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026
Definition of intending
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  • Plates and plumes The problem with studying the formation of continents is that the geological evidence of this process is almost gone.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026
  • The robot was shown footage of professional footballers performing drills and movements, studying the mechanics of the sport the way a player might review game tape.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Definition of studying
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  • Along with the main shades in the lineup, there are seven color-correcting options that neutralize, brighten, and leave skin looking more refined.
    — Tanya Sharma, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • After the revolution, explained Miller, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton wasn't liking how the country's coffers were looking.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of looking
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  • Lawyers are increasingly debating the role of outside investment in law firms, alternative business structures, multidisciplinary practices, and the growing influence of technology companies and private capital on the delivery of legal services.
    — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • The other was Michael Longfellow’s sketch about a guy dying at the top of a waterslide and debating whether he should be pushed down the slide or carried down the stairs, which was the only thing Bargatze kept talking about all week.
    — Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 4 July 2026
Definition of debating
Verb
  • There are pros and cons to trying to build strategies based on avoiding specific companies, noted Warren Hurt, chief investment officer at F&M Trust.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • After decades of American poobahs trying to hook mainstream viewers to watch, this feelgood story is finally doing it.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
Definition of trying

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