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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

Michelle Lopez’s video “Pandemonium” began life as a live performance inside a planetarium, and the film is a meditative look at man-made disasters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

There’s even a mini chapel — yes, a chapel — complete with stained glass windows initially designed by children, for those who need a meditative break from running the grounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 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

Which, you see, Pip,” said Joe, pausing in his meditative raking of the fire, and looking at me, “were a drawback on my learning.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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