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Recent Examples of introspective
In true Tiffany Haddish fashion, there’s plenty of humor, but this time, viewers also get to see a more introspective side of the star.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
Cooper’s deeply introspective film is a quiet beauty that understands and has compassion for how creativity and depression so often can be inexorably linked and produce such iconic works.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
The move places Baumbach’s introspective yet humorous feature in a competitive awards-season field that includes both prestige comedies and musical tentpoles.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Edgerton’s lead performance is spectacular but quiet and introspective.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
Cooper’s deeply introspective film is a quiet beauty that understands and has compassion for how creativity and depression so often can be inexorably linked and produce such iconic works.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
The move places Baumbach’s introspective yet humorous feature in a competitive awards-season field that includes both prestige comedies and musical tentpoles.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Edgerton’s lead performance is spectacular but quiet and introspective.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for introspective
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The town is a different place during the colder months – sometimes gloomy and overcast, other times brilliantly sunny, but typically quiet, even contemplative.—
Jonathan Shikes,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
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Those seeking a more contemplative experience might book a spot at the historic Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine for a meditation session in the serene gardens, a Hollywood favorite since its unveiling in 1950.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
25 Oct. 2025
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The post included a series of pictures of D’Angelo in the studio, as well as a snap of the two musicians in which D is giving one of his classic pensive, knowing looks and Hill is smiling as the pair lean their heads together.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
15 Oct. 2025
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Stephen depicts the women’s schooltime bond in hypnotic flashbacks, and their separation largely through absence itself, with gliding, pensive shots of places—rooms, buildings, streets—where the women have been and may be again but which, onscreen, are vacant.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Baking is almost meditative for you, too.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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His films often tackle complex social realities with a meditative approach that eschews judgment.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The festival offers retrospective conversations, exhibitions, and special screenings, as well as a wide range of other competitions throughout the event.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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The retrospective marks one of the first major festival focuses devoted to Hamed’s work in Europe.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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As the sole music category at the moment, the batch of nominees is reflective of the launchpad TikTok has provided for new artists.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Johnson County government website says to incorporate reflective elements into costumes.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Sentimental Value, a film about a self-reflective director dealing with his two daughters, also played very well.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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The self-reflective tone marks a thematic shift for a band whose debut radiated a cool irony, pulling emotional punches in favor of observations centered around mid-20s delusion.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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Scarlet feels like his biggest movie yet, a ruminative war picture that stages medieval battles and pitches its characters through the mortal coil and back.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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While Wohl’s script is packed to the brim with thoughtful moments of beauty, comedy, and heartbreak, Liberation wouldn’t be nearly as affecting and, sadly, relatable without its stellar cast.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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The film tells a quietly amusing story that offers a more-than-realistic dive into one of the most iconic and thoughtful young men in world history – a man who essentially invented modern angst long before the internet existed.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Introspective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/introspective. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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