self-exploration
noun
self-ex·plo·ra·tion
ˌself-ˌek-splə-ˈrā-shən 
-ˌsplȯ-
: the examination and analysis of one's own unrealized spiritual or intellectual capacities
Examples of self-exploration in a Sentence
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Fragrance, the May December actor says, is integral to his self-exploration and daily routine.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2024
The red rock buttes here are said to house mysterious cosmic forces that are conducive to healing and self-exploration.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2023
Was everyone supposed to have done their own self-exploration—self-realization—long ago?
—Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
The journey of self-exploration doesn’t start with self-awareness either.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2023
Mars’ travels through Virgo forecasts self-exploration.
—USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
How can psychological and spirituality go hand-in-hand in self-exploration?
—Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
This week is all about reinvention and self-exploration for you, dear Archer.
—Dossé-Via, refinery29.com, 30 May 2023
Riker Brothers A lot of season 2, in terms of Hetty’s character arc, has focused on her self-exploration and self-pleasure.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 13 May 2023
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2024
The red rock buttes here are said to house mysterious cosmic forces that are conducive to healing and self-exploration.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2023
Was everyone supposed to have done their own self-exploration—self-realization—long ago?
—Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
The journey of self-exploration doesn’t start with self-awareness either.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2023
Mars’ travels through Virgo forecasts self-exploration.
—USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
How can psychological and spirituality go hand-in-hand in self-exploration?
—Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
This week is all about reinvention and self-exploration for you, dear Archer.
—Dossé-Via, refinery29.com, 30 May 2023
Riker Brothers A lot of season 2, in terms of Hetty’s character arc, has focused on her self-exploration and self-pleasure.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 13 May 2023
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First Known Use
1954, in the meaning defined above
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