self-discovery
noun
self-dis·cov·ery
ˌself-di-ˈskə-v(ə-)rē 
: the act or process of achieving self-knowledge
Examples of self-discovery in a Sentence
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The story follows as Noa (Owen Teague) is a young ape forced to defend his home and is forced to go on a journey of self-discovery.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 May 2024
Whether someone’s smoking weed to make art-viewing more pleasurable, dropping acid to enhance a concert experience, or dosing magic mushrooms to go on a path of self-discovery, Hovanski said the Chambers Project provides a nonjudgmental setting to do that.
—Renée Reizman, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
These young people dive into experimentation and self-discovery, aiming to craft fulfilling lives amid a plethora of choices that allow for the exploration of diverse identities.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
Edwin has a number of people around him — Niko, Monty (Joshua Robert Colley), The Cat King (Lukas Gage) — all instrumental in his journey of self-discovery in the first season.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
Meanwhile, the guys (and the gals — Yuyu Kitamura rounds out the core clique as Niko, a sweetly daffy neighbor) wrestle with more relatable journeys of self-discovery.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
The last five years for Shannon Collins, a wedding photographer who identifies as nonbinary, have been filled with survival and self-discoveries, all while Mx. Collins, captured celebrants’ most intimate and revealing moments.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
The friends set off on a quest to fulfill their cravings — which include a trip to Princeton to find more weed, a hitchhiking Neil Patrick Harris, and an encounter with a cheetah on the loose — and, in turn, end up on a journey of self-discovery.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 20 Apr. 2024
From this familiar premise blooms a moving portrait of self-discovery and creativity complete with delectable dishes, haute couture, a painter from the past, and a famous bookstore sheltering eccentrics and poets.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024
Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 May 2024
Whether someone’s smoking weed to make art-viewing more pleasurable, dropping acid to enhance a concert experience, or dosing magic mushrooms to go on a path of self-discovery, Hovanski said the Chambers Project provides a nonjudgmental setting to do that.
—Renée Reizman, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
These young people dive into experimentation and self-discovery, aiming to craft fulfilling lives amid a plethora of choices that allow for the exploration of diverse identities.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
Edwin has a number of people around him — Niko, Monty (Joshua Robert Colley), The Cat King (Lukas Gage) — all instrumental in his journey of self-discovery in the first season.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
Meanwhile, the guys (and the gals — Yuyu Kitamura rounds out the core clique as Niko, a sweetly daffy neighbor) wrestle with more relatable journeys of self-discovery.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
The last five years for Shannon Collins, a wedding photographer who identifies as nonbinary, have been filled with survival and self-discoveries, all while Mx. Collins, captured celebrants’ most intimate and revealing moments.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
The friends set off on a quest to fulfill their cravings — which include a trip to Princeton to find more weed, a hitchhiking Neil Patrick Harris, and an encounter with a cheetah on the loose — and, in turn, end up on a journey of self-discovery.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 20 Apr. 2024
From this familiar premise blooms a moving portrait of self-discovery and creativity complete with delectable dishes, haute couture, a painter from the past, and a famous bookstore sheltering eccentrics and poets.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Self-discovery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-discovery. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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