inner space

Definition of inner spacenext
as in soul
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions an intensely private individual, he treats his inner space as sacred ground that is off-limits to other people

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Recent Examples of inner space The second is inner space—the realm of thoughts, memories, and emotions. Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Time, 10 Jan. 2026 Just as Italian Neorealism and Brazilian Cinema Novo once did, through his cinema, Walter’s inner space opens its doors horizontally, without agendas or hierarchies, so that all human emotion can converse within this personal yet collective space. Alejandro González Iñárritu, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025 Its inner space is dense with filaments of tubulin and actin, another protein that plays a similar skeletal role. Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025 But revolving doors are necessary only when walls stand between the inner space and the outside world. Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025 The results will find favor with folk music fans, modern guitar rebels, and inner space explorers alike. Joe Gross, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025 Sitting in meditation, lost in ecstatic dance, or fasting and praying for days, these explorers of inner space received profound insights into our nature and our relationship to the rest of reality. Big Think, 13 Dec. 2024 Said more simply, outer space is boring, slow, simple, weak, risky, and poor by comparison to our ever-accelerating inner space frontier. Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2024
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Noun
  • Rossum and Petticrew’s both richly embody the push and pull for their characters’ souls, while their supporting stars provide clear-eyed yet nuanced conviction to drive them toward a resolution.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 July 2026
  • Shang-Chi – Defeated the Dweller-in-Darkness, an ancient soul-stealing cosmic dragon.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • Symptoms of this condition include delirium, seizures, an abnormal heart rhythm, hyperthermia, coma and death.
    Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
  • Researchers found that black coffee (or coffee with very little added) was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and certain irregular heart rhythms, and Type 2 diabetes.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • The target date for Saudi Arabia’s economic transformation plan is etched in the minds of every citizen and visitor to the country since Vision 2030 was unveiled more than a decade ago.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
  • Justin Halpern, the comic mind behind ‘S— My Dad Says,’ ‘Harley Quinn’ and ‘Abbott Elementary,’ turns to fiction writing with ‘Get Lost,’ a baseball novel about talent, failure and family.
    Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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“Inner space.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inner%20space. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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