1
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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2
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 Synonyms for contemplations
Noun
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One season might pair Dutch Golden Age civic ideals with O’Keeffe’s modernist experimentation and Sarah Sze’s meditations on time and abstraction.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025 -
Zhao’s meditations on the individualized experiences of grief and the veil that separates the living from the dead in Hamnet are worth more than just a cry-o-meter reaction.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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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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The department is navigating a heightened security threat amid expectations of a massive crowd at Charlie Kirk's memorial service on Sunday.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Those expectations were a bit unreasonable.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Contemplations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemplations. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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