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meditation

[med-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌmɛd ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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The experience inspired him to learn other healing modalities, including breath work and sound meditation: the latter of which reignited his musical appreciation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Toward the end of the meditation, Whitmore asked participants to envision an animal and invited them to receive its message.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Civilians had reportedly gathered at the site for a meditation retreat to mark Buddhist Lent.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Every month the group meets in a different city park to do yoga and meditate together, and they also come together for online meditation sessions over Zoom.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Deep in meditation he ran his forefinger between his long, crooked toes.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Durrell’s poetic meditations on love and creativity seem to have spoken to Monroe’s own struggles.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

“Fantasy” resulted from his meditations within the pyramids of Giza and his claimed communications with aliens.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2026

I like philosophy and I’ve been getting into a lot of Zen meditations.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

Increasingly, Galsworthy turns to meditations, as in this passage from “Indian Summer of a Forsyte” as the elderly Jolyon looks back:

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 2026

Then he applied his mind to his early morning meditations.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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