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musing(noun, verb, adjective, thoughtful, thinking)
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pensive(adjective, rational, intelligent, thoughtful, thinking)
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thoughtful(adjective, rational, intelligent, thinking, meditative)
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reflective(adjective, rational, intelligent, thoughtful, thinking)
5
pondering(noun, verb, adjective, thoughtful, consideration)
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meditating(noun, verb, adjective)
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meditative(adjective, rational, intelligent, thoughtful, thinking)
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reflecting(noun, verb, adjective, thoughtful, consideration)
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chewing
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cogitating(noun, verb, adjective)
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ruminant(adjective, state, condition, thought)
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thinking(noun, rational, intelligent, thoughtful, consideration)
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brooding(noun, adjective, thoughtful, consideration, thinking)
3
contemplating(noun, verb, adjective)
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contemplative(adjective, rational, intelligent, thoughtful, thinking)
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deliberating(noun, verb, adjective, rational, intelligent)
3
thought
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wistful(thoughtful, thinking, meditative)
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absorbed(adjective, rational, intelligent, thoughtful, thinking)
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cogitation(noun, consideration, thinking, vagueness, preoccupation)
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