as in nature
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others
some believe that it's only in times of great stress that a person's true self is revealed
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as in solid
having or consisting of a single color
a self-red rose of a shade that hasn't been seen before
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Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Oct. 2024
Hadley thinks about another little girl, her younger self.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, the recent indictment, which was precipitated by a nearly yearlong FBI investigation featuring raids, cellphone confiscations, and subpoenas, has reduced Adams’s inner circle to a shell of its former self, as many of his closest allies in the New York City government have resigned.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Oct. 2024
Hadley thinks about another little girl, her younger self.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Self.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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