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meditate

[med-i-teyt] / ˈmɛd ɪˌteɪt /


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In a 15-slide post on his personal Instagram account, Fifa president Gianni Infantino tells his critics to "meditate, pray or watch a football match" instead of "spreading hate and false rumours" about his leadership.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has told critics to "meditate, pray or watch a football match" instead of "spreading hate and false rumours" about his leadership, the governing body and the World Cup.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

But Rollins, who later moved to a farm in upstate New York where he had space to meditate, would grow pessimistic at humanity's prospects.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

His new songs are set in small towns where there’s a lot of time to think, and the quiet spaces allow him to meditate on mortality and what it means to live a good life.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

I just want him to hand me my sweater so I can go back to my room and meditate on the velvety feeling on my face.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

On the remarkable and moving “Little Gears,” a waltz-time number built atop piano and brushed drums, she meditates on a spider weaving a web.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 30, 2025

Gukesh has interests outside of chess too - he meditates, swims and plays tennis.

From BBC Dec. 12, 2024

A Forest Therapy participant meditates against a large tree in the Huntington’s cypress grove.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 29, 2023

Frazier said the garden has given her a place for more than just growing food — it’s where she meditates, connects with nature, and makes friends, too.

From Seattle Times Aug. 30, 2023

She meditates a lot so during her class break it ain’t unusual to see her sitting on the desk with her legs folded and her arms crossed.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake

As I stared into empty niches that once contained massive wooden statues of saints, I meditated on how fragile our democracy is.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

To check this out for myself, I meditated recently at Subramaniam’s lab.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

Because the thing about Miles Davis is that he teaches people who have never meditated how to stop and be coherent about absoluteness.

From Los Angeles Times May 25, 2026

Chelsea, in Oregon, meditated on the decision of whether or not to have kids for about a year after she started doubting it during the pandemic.

From Salon May 10, 2025

To the right of them the gym meditated behind its gray walls, the high, wide, oval-topped windows shining back at the sun.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

He spends chapters meditating on trauma and fatherhood, on periods of feeling spiritually adrift, on coming to love a “majestic” faith tradition while remaining connected to the rowdy evangelicals of his childhood.

From Slate Jun. 18, 2026

McIlroy closed his eyes - seemingly meditating rather than napping - as he sat propped against an advertising board while waiting or several minutes on the 10th tee.

From BBC May 16, 2026

Daedone spends hours meditating in jail each day, and teaches meditation to her fellow inmates, Bonjean said in court.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

Known as the Dragon Slayer, he’s often shown meditating, praying, waxing philosophical, and pontificating on nobility, integrity and honor.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2026

Peeking into the yoga room, I see her sitting on a green mat meditating, her legs crossed, her eyes closed.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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