as in self-absorption
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Recent Examples of introversion
The moon’s clash with Uranus inspires introversion, but this influence will be short-lived.
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Usa Today,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
Its arrival in this sizzling Fire sign shifts the tone from dreamy introversion to active manifestation.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
Individual social needs vary based on personality and levels of introversion or extroversion.
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Holly Haber,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
Scientists have seen roughly that level of lifespan heritability with other species, as well as with other human traits, such as psychological factors like introversion.
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Andrew Joseph,
STAT,
29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for introversion
Usa Today,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
Its arrival in this sizzling Fire sign shifts the tone from dreamy introversion to active manifestation.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
Individual social needs vary based on personality and levels of introversion or extroversion.
—
Holly Haber,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
Scientists have seen roughly that level of lifespan heritability with other species, as well as with other human traits, such as psychological factors like introversion.
—
Andrew Joseph,
STAT,
29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for introversion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for introversion
- self-absorption
- self-analysis
- self-consciousness
- self-awareness
- introspection
- self-involvement
- self-recognition
- self-centeredness
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Those sorts of unexpected shifts are what make Vile’s brand of self-absorption so uniquely absorbing after all these years, even as Philadelphia leans into his familiar formula of ’70s-Neil ditch-digging filtered through ’80s-Springsteen production and stretched across ’90s-CD sprawl.
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This fits the very pattern that Rice has created: a model of self-absorption.
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For aspiring owners, self-analysis of one’s personality, financial status, goals and life experiences should become the foundation for future choices.
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Bait, the new Prime Video miniseries Ahmed created, wrote, and stars in, is both an exercise in self-analysis and an interrogation of it, a breakneck romp through farce, satire, thriller, family drama, and romantic walk-and-talk that transforms itself in each of its six episodes.
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Each one is like a Russian nesting doll of political self-consciousness, one kernel of meaning hidden inside the next.
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Some of those Calarco spoke with were drawn toward communities, such as conservative mom groups and evangelical churches, that assuaged some of that lonely self-consciousness.
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First, cultivate self-awareness to recognize personal triggers and manage reactions.
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Winning with some self-awareness cures even more.
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Your desire for solitude and introspection is strong during today’s Scorpio moon.
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His own family tree was a source of introspection.
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Natalie’s anxieties about her sexuality and frustration with her parents’ self-involvement.
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By widening the lens, Clark is able to redirect the book’s gaze from the mother toward a quizzical, sometimes critical, but not unaffectionate portrait of two generations of political activism, with the attendant self-involvement and domestic negligence.
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According to a new study published in PLOS One, both animals show the behavioral hallmarks of mirror self-recognition—a cognitive ability long considered a marker of self-awareness, and one that had never before been documented in beluga whales.
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Research from Frontiers in Neurology and Neuroscience links susceptibility to contagious yawning with theory of mind, self-recognition and activation of brain regions associated with social cognition and empathy.
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There’s a fine line between self-care and self-centeredness.
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This same self-centeredness compels his girlfriend (Olivia Thirlby) to move out of their modest apartment without warning.
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“Introversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/introversion. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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