contemplative
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Djokovic can be curt, but more often he’s contemplative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Surely, a contemplative mode would have been more becoming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
The camera lingers on a boombox on a shelf as she sets out on a contemplative drive.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
For nearly 14 years, I’ve returned to this contemplative missive through every bump in the occupational road or moment of professional strife.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2026
Before showing it to me he thumbs through it, contemplative, reminiscent; then, “Here,” he says, laying it open on the desk in front of me.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing contemplative
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