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meditative

[med-i-tey-tiv] / ˈmɛd ɪˌteɪ tɪv /


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"It's almost meditative doing something creative with my hands."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

And this sense of motion—of not quite knowing where to look, or where to pause—had a gradual, meditative effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

“No matter how mundane some action might appear,” he writes, “keep at it long enough and it becomes a contemplative, even meditative act.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

The seminar included a performance of the Korean composer’s 1988 “Contemplation,” for two violas, played with gripping meditative intensity by recent Colburn graduate, Lan Cao, and current conservatory student, Ran Tae.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

The meditative, pastel yellow cube that faced the street contained the main living quarters.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides