contemplative
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Fernández’s adaptation is anxious to turn tragedy into a sermon, offering theatergoers moral solace where Sophocles leaves his audience in a contemplative state of stunned silence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
But where those painters and their concerns come off as contemplative or evangelical, Mr. Adams’s works feel frivolous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
I usually spend the first four or five to six minutes with my eyes closed in some sort of contemplative state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
That loss was addressed on 2023's mournful, contemplative album But Here We Are.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Perhaps, having begun this more modest, contemplative life, she considered destroying the messy pile of sketches.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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