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contemplative

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


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After the energy of the five opening songs, we hear the resonant toll of The Sacred Bell of King Seongdeok - one of Korea's national treasures - and BTS slip into a more contemplative mode.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

These patchwork visions have a restrained, contemplative air that carefully weighs the seriousness of their themes without ever dipping into melodrama or titillation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The contemplative cinema of Béla Tarr was as excruciatingly beautiful as it was brazenly original, often conjuring comparison to the work of a master painter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Create a little annex of contemplative delight in the living room — somewhere to land with a drink and a snack and not feel adrift.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2025

Followed by a long, contemplative gaze fixed somewhere in the middle distance.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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