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meditate

[med-i-teyt] / ˈmɛd ɪˌteɪt /


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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

The indie singer-songwriter fills his new record with a plethora of musical references while using quiet locales to meditate on heady concepts.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

Then they’re encouraged to light a candle and meditate on positive intentions they want to bring into their lives.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 2, 2026

I try to meditate on the sound of Gran’s voice, to be carried away by her happy babble.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

Bishnoi meditates every morning and fasts many days of the month, the cousin said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

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

From BBC Dec. 12, 2024

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

As Williams meditates on the intersection of queer joy and food, inevitably his food business, the Gro House, comes to mind, specifically the way the name connects back to nature and growth.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 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

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

He meditated and prayed to archangels as an attempt to pull himself back together.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 24, 2025

He said he also meditated on the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

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

So sometimes he surrendered to these feelings, and again he bit his lips and meditated with the books throughout the night.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Even after I stopped meditating, my theta-wave activation was 13% higher than it was before I started.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

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

“But actually I enjoyed that part of it. That and listening to music were both helpful in that they were almost like meditating on it without getting too in my head.”

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

But that had been back in the days when we’d made him president as a joke and sent him wandering after fake press conferences and stole his shoes while he was meditating.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman




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