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Recent Examples of introversion
This style—often associated with introversion and reflective leadership—is gaining recognition as a powerful approach in modern organizations where psychological safety matters most.
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Psychologist Hans Jürgen Eysenck has said that creativity and introversion often go hand in hand.
—Goldie Chan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
The deep introversion Pet Sounds communicates was the result of this process, spurred on in part by Wilson's worsening mental health, affected by both drug use and the feeling that the pop world that had granted him power no longer had room for his dreams.
—Ann Powers, NPR, 11 June 2025
So why bother to differentiate between introversion/extroversion and social/communication styles?
—Laura Vanderberg, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Psychologist Hans Jürgen Eysenck has said that creativity and introversion often go hand in hand.
—Goldie Chan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
The deep introversion Pet Sounds communicates was the result of this process, spurred on in part by Wilson's worsening mental health, affected by both drug use and the feeling that the pop world that had granted him power no longer had room for his dreams.
—Ann Powers, NPR, 11 June 2025
So why bother to differentiate between introversion/extroversion and social/communication styles?
—Laura Vanderberg, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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
Noun
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Beware the tendency to slip into self-absorption as a Dragon, however.—
Kyle Lucia Wu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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The tensions among Robyn, Dara and Saoirse are especially well-drawn; the women call each other out for Robyn’s self-absorption, Dara’s cowardice and Saoirse’s unseemly appetite for excitement as only old friends can.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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With a mind engaged in varied tasks, the time dedicated to art becomes sharper, less prone to the debilitating self-analysis that can derail artistic momentum.—
Kice Akkawi,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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Mills, a longtime associate of Fiona Apple, knows this territory well: the pointed self-analysis of an extremely sensitive person.—
Jenn Pelly,
Time,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Here’s a guy who dominates on the field every Sunday talking openly about love, poetry and the person who inspires him most, without a shred of self-consciousness.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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There wasn’t this self-consciousness about her.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Researchers tested the chatbots in simulated international crises; all demonstrated self-awareness, an ability to model opponents’ thinking, and grasp of game theory.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Part of what makes his significant and beautiful memoir, A Different Person (1995), an important work of art is Merrill’s self-awareness that writing a memoir is an act in service of not a self but many selves, amounting not to a definitive statement but to a kind of treatise about being.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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Those struggles also led to introspection by everyone involved.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Disco, Occasionally, and eclectic project that goes heavy on the disco ball introspection.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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However, visibility motivation is not limited to self-involvement.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Wettig noted in an August 2009 interview with NPR that though Thirtysomething's characters were often accused of being narcissistic by critics, their self-involvement was also reflective of the time.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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Lent is a time of preparation and self-recognition prior to Easter.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Feb. 2026
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Lent is a time of preparation and self-recognition prior to Easter.—
Marina Johnson,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
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This same self-centeredness compels his girlfriend (Olivia Thirlby) to move out of their modest apartment without warning.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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Where Grande really shines is in showing Glinda’s growing realization of this and whether to accept it, of how her self-centeredness has hurt other people — including her best friend, who is now running for her life.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
21 Nov. 2025
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“Introversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/introversion. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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