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meditate

[med-i-tayt] / ˈmɛd ɪˌteɪt /


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Could they meditate as the day winds down?

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

He started the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace in 2005 to offer children throughout the world the opportunity to learn to meditate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

As the religion grew, travelers passing through Dunhuang started to carve caves into the nearby rock as places to pause and meditate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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

Not muscle strong or fighting strong—a kind of strength that gave him the self-control to meditate instead of falling apart, or to ignore what other people thought, and find meaning in a dead bird.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

She still uses her devices daily, meditates, and regularly checks in with how she is feeling.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025

He also meditates daily and makes sure to get adequate movement every day, in addition to yoga.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025

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

He relied on care packages sent by family and friends, exercised, meditated and kept journals that he later used to write his book.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Caminos played percussive and woodwind instruments as I meditated, moving them from one side of my head to the other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 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

I nodded as if I agreed, but my parents meditated and did yoga together, and didn’t yell.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

"We're not saying it's all about just being spiritual and sitting under a tree and meditating," said Bovarnick.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

The shift in energy I experienced while meditating showed up on the results of my brain scan.

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

Eventually, after Maguire researched his condition, he recovered after time spent meditating, exercising and bonding with his son.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

He heard distant monks, meditating in the covered walkway, muttering softly.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz


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