self-expression
noun
self-ex·pres·sion
ˌself-ik-ˈspre-shən 
: the expression of one's own personality : assertion of one's individual traits
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Research published in the National Library of Medicine has found that participation in the arts and creative activities can support social connection, self-expression, emotional well-being, and community engagement for autistic individuals and other neurodivergent people.
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Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
For Osaka, blending high fashion into her day job is both a crucial form of self-expression and homage to her predecessors such as Venus and Serena Williams, who caused a stir and defined an era of tennis fashion with their boundary pushing designs.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Born in Azerbaijan but growing up on the outskirts of Tbilisi, in Georgia, Gassanoff conceived Institution as a space for personal self-expression but also as a socio-artistic organization.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Your creative spirit is running high, with Mars moving through an area of your chart associated with fun, leisure, and self-expression.
—Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026
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Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
For Osaka, blending high fashion into her day job is both a crucial form of self-expression and homage to her predecessors such as Venus and Serena Williams, who caused a stir and defined an era of tennis fashion with their boundary pushing designs.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Born in Azerbaijan but growing up on the outskirts of Tbilisi, in Georgia, Gassanoff conceived Institution as a space for personal self-expression but also as a socio-artistic organization.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Your creative spirit is running high, with Mars moving through an area of your chart associated with fun, leisure, and self-expression.
—Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for self-expression
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“Self-expression.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-expression. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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