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contemplative

[kuhn-tem-pluh-tiv, kon-tuhm-pley-, -tem-] / kənˈtɛm plə tɪv, ˈkɒn təmˌpleɪ-, -tɛm- /


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Contemplative moments in “The Last of Us” ease our connection with these characters and many of the season’s new additions.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2025

Nonaccredited certifications such as those offered by the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care or the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, are also popular.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2022

“It's a Contemplative Finn — he has grown so much.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2018

The museum has even established a Contemplative Court — with a calming circular waterfall and a sunlit window — to help visitors decompress.

From Washington Times • Sep. 22, 2016

I. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it?

From On Prayer and The Contemplative Life by Pope, Hugh




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