meditating

verb

present participle of meditate
1
as in contemplating
to give serious and careful thought to I've been meditating a career change for months

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2
as in planning
to have in mind as a purpose or goal had meditated a quick return to work after having the baby, but circumstances changed

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Recent Examples of meditating The walls are robin’s-egg blue, painted with images of meditating skeletons and vaguely inspirational maxims. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 If your kid isn’t into meditating on a particular day, that’s fine. — Samantha Mann, Parents, 17 July 2026 So many of the characters themselves are in a state of reflection, meditating on the wide swaths of time that are behind them. — Sky Davis, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026 His ambitious tasting menu has high-concept underpinnings, meditating on themes like the progression of the seasons. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Both meditating Tibetan monks and summer concert-goers are drawn to the dramatic location. — Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026 Alba could be seen meditating and boating along dolphins during the idyllic getaway. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 June 2026 Her memoir, meditating on professional burnout, reinvention, and definitions of midlife success, was named a Best New Book by People Magazine and The Boston Globe. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 June 2026 The participants had a wide range of meditation experience, from beginners to advanced practitioners, and they were instructed to focus on their breathing while meditating. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meditating
  1. contemplating
  2. planning
  3. pondering
  4. intending
  5. studying
  6. looking
  7. debating
  8. trying
Verb
  • The central bank, meanwhile, is contemplating raising interest rates later this year, potentially issuing its first hike since 2023.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier, writer-director Lanctôt won two prizes at Venice in 1984 for her first feature, Sonatine, about two teenage girls contemplating suicide.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of contemplating
Verb
  • Instead of managing an entire meal, planning for just dessert and drinks frees you up to tidy the house or relax without standing over a stove for hours before guests arrive.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2026
  • As the weather begins to cool and the corn stalks reach for the sky, farms begin planning for their annual corn maze adventures.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of planning
Verb
  • Instead, the fast-casual restaurant chain's CEO and co-founder woke up pondering the country's ongoing cyclospora outbreak.
    — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
  • One lucky Maryland resident might be pondering that after becoming the state's third $1 million winner in the past two weeks.
    — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of pondering
Verb
  • Prosecutors said the witness was not intending to be inflammatory and asked that the jury be instructed to dismiss the statements from Heilbrun on her religion.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The supposedly knowing and intending AI now becomes a political actor.
    — Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of intending
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  • Greyson said nearly five decades of studying near-death experiences has convinced him there is probably something after death.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • After studying hospitality in Switzerland and working in New York with chef Daniel Boulud, Kfoury returned to Lebanon, only to live through another war in 2006.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of studying
Verb
  • Procapil brings biotinoyl tripeptide-1 together with botanical ingredients that help fortify follicles and anchor hair at the root, while Capixyl combines acetyl tetrapeptide-3 with red clover extract for stronger, denser-looking hair.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Just when things are looking dire for John and Sarah, the T-800 reboots on auxiliary power and shoots the T-1000 with a grenade launcher.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of looking
Verb
  • No one in the courtroom is debating Patrick Clancy’s guilt or innocence.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Iran’s parliament is debating a bill to withdraw from the NPT, according to Iranian lawmakers.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of debating
Verb
  • Some days, trying harder just gives the problem more opportunities to annoy you.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Madubuike is trying to return from a significant neck injury that cost him most of last season.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of trying

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“Meditating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meditating. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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