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contemplative

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


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For nearly 14 years, I’ve returned to this contemplative missive through every bump in the occupational road or moment of professional strife.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

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

Quiet and contemplative, he seems dry next to the charming Ohtani.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Before showing it to me he thumbs through it, contemplative, reminiscent; then, “Here,” he says, laying it open on the desk in front of me.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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