ruminations

plural of rumination

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruminations
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Some coping mechanisms include grounding techniques like deep breathing, writing down thoughts and feelings, and talking with trusted people.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These reflections, too, would then be couched in a language too confusing for most readers to understand.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The house is haunted by a family of farmers that lived and died on the land, murdered horribly by the patriarch of the family, but really, the problem is the demon that controls the mirror and its dark reflections.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 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
  • But that would seem to likely even out across all people and studies.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Many studies have been performed on animals or have involved apple supplements rather than whole fruit.
    Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Nevertheless, the article made many people upset, leading to thousands of negative comments, many rave-side debates, and a coordinated letter to the editor requesting a retraction.
    Andrew Pasquier, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
  • Kirk was speaking to university students in Orem, Utah, at one of his many college-campus debates when he was shot in the neck.
    Connor Greene, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The second trial resulted in his conviction after nine days of deliberations, leading to a sentence of 25 years to life in prison.
    Adeola Adeosun Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • On Thursday, opening the fifth day of the coup trial deliberations, Justice Carmén Lúcia voted to convict Bolsonaro.
    Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Ruminations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruminations. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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