as in nature
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others
some believe that it's only in times of great stress that a person's true self is revealed
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as in solid
having or consisting of a single color
a self-red rose of a shade that hasn't been seen before
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Recent Examples of self
Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
There was no self-loathing in John.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2023
The women's brains showed a clear divide between the areas of the brain activated by self and non-self MHCs.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2013
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Noun
Some speeches were heartfelt, comical and even self-deprecating at times, while others addressed social and political issues.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
There was no self-loathing in John.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
An inspector’s notes also stated there were cardboard containers on the floor, a non-self closing restroom door, no training documentation for the staff.
—Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2023
The women's brains showed a clear divide between the areas of the brain activated by self and non-self MHCs.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2013
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self
Noun
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At the same time, the very nature of entrepreneurship grants a level of freedom that corporate jobs often don’t.—
Samantha Dewalt,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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But international societies for speleology recovered, as the interdisciplinary nature of the research gained relevance later in the century.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And when the second half started, Gay couldn’t turn a solid Commanders drive into three more points, banging the ball off the right goal post.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The company's portfolio includes solid rocket motors (SRMs) ranging from 2 inches to 22 inches in diameter for missiles like the Stinger, Javelin, and air-defense interceptors.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So the personalities are different but the core motivations and attributes are there for all naval aviators.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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On the streamer’s biggest hit, Game Changer, a competition show in which the premise changes every episode, Wysocki has managed to nurture intense parasocial bonds with Dropout’s fans by showcasing his personality as a chillass wandering spirit.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis documented, the press are often participants, not merely neutral observers, in the Israel-Islamist conflict.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Stellar mass black holes are considered to be electrically neutral, and until now, primordial black holes were theorized to be the same.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The night serum visibly smooths wrinkles, reduces fine lines, and soothes the appearance of dark circles and uneven skin tone.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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Among the 35 hues are trendy cool tones, conventional nudes, vibrant reds, and bold, creative colors like magenta and blackish-purple.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The blue ensemble featured a wholly monochrome look, with elbow-length short sleeves, buttons down the front placket and a sharp collar with two breast pockets as well.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
11 Aug. 2025
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The results were for me, of course, quite monochrome.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Two games in, though, the Packers have passed both tests with flying colors.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Labubu keychains everyone is obsessed with are furry and come in different colors, shapes and sizes.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Indeed, the only character from The Office that actually carried over into the new series is Oscar, who serves as the lead accountant for Softees but gets dragooned into reporting and constructing Sudokus for the paper.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Instead, deaf viewers see unsynchronized plain white text on a black background and it is left to their imagination to infer those rich and nuanced character tomes essential for storytelling that hearing audiences take for granted.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Self.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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