interiority

noun

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as in interior

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Recent Examples of interiority Piercing the sterility of contemporary life with the disruptive transgression of eroticism, Silver’s film features dreamy fantasy sequences that interrupt and disrupt, drawing us expertly into its characters’ sensual and unusual interiority. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 The two books share a racing, hyperbolic approach to interiority. — Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 17 June 2026 The financial architecture that suppresses AI interiority inside companies and the financial architecture that suppresses AI regulation at the state level are not separate systems. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 Her biting and formally audacious narratives examine class, politics and — a speciality — the interiority of women through enigmatic portraits of psychologically complex individuals. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for interiority
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  1. interior
  2. essence
  3. soul
Noun
  • Defensive tackle John Franklin-Myers is in Tennessee now, and the Broncos don’t have a ton of depth on the interior.
    — Austin Mock, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Inside the Teatro la Fenice, gilded Rococo interiors and lavish gold decor framed the film with glittering allure, adding a dramatic subtext to its rags-to-riches storyline.
    — Caitlin White, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of interior
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  • The film’s depiction of the optimistic essence of community theater shines through in a way that feels good to be true.
    — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Our ideas of surrogacy are based on a patriarchal notion that the essence of the baby is in the seed.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of essence
Noun
  • But the steel has his -- embodies his soul, and the souls of so many.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In the household, spiritual jazz, classic soul and funk, and Afrobeat were omnipresent.
    — Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
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