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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Personal goals and self-expression could feel restricted by family responsibilities or emotional weight.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Mars in Capricorn wants your self-expression strategic, your romantic life intentional, and your pleasure productive (yes, even fun gets organized with this transit).
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 14 Dec. 2025
Bain & Company's 2024 luxury study found that affluent consumers increasingly prioritize experiences and self-expression over traditional status symbols, with experiential luxury growing 5% while goods markets stagnated.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Ukeleles help with developing music skills, pattern recognition, learning rhythm, self-expression, creating new things and language skills for writing and singing a song.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Mars in Capricorn wants your self-expression strategic, your romantic life intentional, and your pleasure productive (yes, even fun gets organized with this transit).
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 14 Dec. 2025
Bain & Company's 2024 luxury study found that affluent consumers increasingly prioritize experiences and self-expression over traditional status symbols, with experiential luxury growing 5% while goods markets stagnated.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Ukeleles help with developing music skills, pattern recognition, learning rhythm, self-expression, creating new things and language skills for writing and singing a song.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
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 17 Dec. 2025.
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