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Attendees, including the three local residents, walked meditatively with Buddhist monks, nuns and lay leaders, around the city block where Antioch’s Chinatown stood 150 years ago.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2024

They gathered in a huddle and breathed meditatively.

From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2019

To ignore my fear of dying, I gaze meditatively at the ice a few feet in front of me as I dangle.

From The Guardian • Jan. 8, 2019

As we motored back to El Colony, Dr. Guggenheim stared out at the sea meditatively.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2018

He slung his arm across the back and moved his fingers meditatively.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee