contemplative
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I usually spend the first four or five to six minutes with my eyes closed in some sort of contemplative state.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 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
When discussing the two years he spent in Metallica and the bad blood that followed, Mustaine is contemplative and serene.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Pratt said his concept for the memorial, titled “Warriors’ Circle of Honor”—a contemplative and subtly interactive space, focused around a circular stainless steel sculpture, mounted on a drum—came to him in a dream.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
He allowed a contemplative moment to pass while he pedaled.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
Vocabulary lists containing contemplative
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