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ruminate about something and ruminate on something

to ponder and think about something. (Alludes to a cow, relaxing and chewing its cud, as if it is thinking.) He sat, ruminating about the events of the day, humming and eating peanuts. Let me ruminate on this a little bit.

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In times of great anxiety, like an impending recession, people can get stuck in a self-reinforcing cycle where they ruminate about their anxiety which, ironically, only increases their anxiety--and, of course, this vicious cycle absolutely destroys their productivity. "Recession rumination" strikes worried workers by USA Today (Magazine) While they did not find a direct link between re-engagement and physical health, they did find that people who readily jumped back into life had a greater sense of purpose and mastery and were less likely to ruminate about the past. When to Simply Give Up? by Spirituality & Health Magazine 00 Hardcover PR6023 The master apologist did not ruminate about himself overmuch. C.S. Lewis; life, works, and legacy; 4v by Reference & Research Book News			rub up the wrong way rub with rubber rubber-stamp Rube Goldberg rude ruffle ruffle feathers ruffle its feathers ruffle up rug rug rat ruin ruin of rule rule against rule in favor of rule of thumb rule on rule out rule over rule the roost rule with a rod of iron rule with a velvet glove rule with an iron fist ruminate about rummage rummage around rummage through rumor has it that rump session rumple up rumpy-pumpy run run a comb through run a fever run a fever and run a temperature run a make on run a mile run a red light run a risk run a tab run a tight ship run across run afoul of run after run against run aground run along run amok run an errand			ruminant digestion ruminant digestion ruminant digestion ruminant forestomach ruminant forestomach ruminant forestomach ruminant ketosis ruminant ketosis ruminant ketosis Ruminant Livestock Efficiency Program Ruminant mammal Ruminant mammal Ruminant mammal ruminant polioencephalomalacia Ruminant Slaughter Equity Assistance Ruminant Slaughter Loan Loss Reserve Program ruminant stomachs ruminant stomachs ruminant stomachs Ruminantia Ruminantia Ruminantly Ruminants Ruminants Ruminants ruminate ruminate ruminate ruminate ruminate ruminate about ruminate on ruminated ruminated ruminates ruminates Ruminatia Ruminatia Ruminatia ruminating ruminating rumination rumination rumination rumination Rumination disorder Rumination disorder Rumination disorder Rumination disorder Rumination Syndrome Rumination Syndrome Rumination Syndrome ruminations ruminations ruminations ruminations ruminative ruminative ruminatively ruminatively ruminator

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