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Recent Examples of introspective
But the standout performance here is Charli xcx as Bethany, channeling her party girl persona into a character who approaches her wanderings as an introspective vision quest, searching for a deeper truth within herself.
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Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Her lyrics are personal, introspective, and often a little tongue-in-cheek.
—Carolina Abbott Galvão, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2025
Indie veterans such as Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, and Dan Nigro became era-defining pop producers by helping Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, and other celebrities make introspective, quirky, rock-adjacent anthems.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Across the album, Khamari gets introspective regarding withering romances, crises of faith and the frustrating allure of distance.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
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Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Her lyrics are personal, introspective, and often a little tongue-in-cheek.
—Carolina Abbott Galvão, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2025
Indie veterans such as Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, and Dan Nigro became era-defining pop producers by helping Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, and other celebrities make introspective, quirky, rock-adjacent anthems.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Across the album, Khamari gets introspective regarding withering romances, crises of faith and the frustrating allure of distance.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for introspective
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Cam, who grieves his father throughout the film, allowed Withers to show that even the toughest men in the world have their contemplative moments.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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Periodic voice-over offers peeks into Lionel’s head, but Hermanus prefers to let the character, through whose perspective the film unfolds, spend most of his time in contemplative silence, leaving blank spaces we’re invited to fill in with richer emotional grappling than we’re given onscreen.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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While she's drawn toward mindful and pensive reads, the former Today host appreciates some powerful fiction as well.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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After the orchestra launches in with a full flaring sound, the cello takes the lead on a sweet, almost pensive solo.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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The meditative and sensitive portrayal of grief and intergenerational bonds between nine-year-old Sophia and her grandmother premiered last year at BFI London (see Deadline review) and continued screening at AFI Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival and the Miami Film Festival.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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Composer Christopher Larkin’s score equally haunting and soothing depending on the locale, often lulling the player into a meditative state just in time for an unexpected (or frankly, expected) threat to break the peace.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Road Ahead Looking forward, AI’s role in retrospective analysis and playbooks may prove most valuable.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Apple added more health and convenience tools, including wrist temperature sensing for deeper insights in the Vitals app, retrospective ovulation estimates and an Always-On display.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Weightless Layers offers five semi-sheer layering pieces in lightweight fabrics with reflective trim detailing.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
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This may result in a user population – and data – reflective of a narrower realm of interests and ideologies.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Each of the seven tracks stands on its own merit as a self-reflective tale of vulnerability and longing.—
Jae-Ha Kim,
Rolling Stone,
10 Sep. 2025
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Not only does the AI need to do this in terms of what the user is saying, but the AI needs to be self-reflective as well.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The joke, delivered in Jay’s ruminative style, plays well.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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With a mix of trendsetting content and thoughtful storytelling, our editors keep an eye on what’s now, what’s next, and what truly matters.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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But Kimmel—who also provided a thoughtful, compassionate response to the firestorm, thanking supporters on both sides of the aisle—hasn’t actually returned to a pre-Brendan Carr state of affairs.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Introspective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/introspective. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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