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Recent Examples of self
Noun
March seems to be a month of making major choices and aligning with your future self, Pisces. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025 Fight for your relationship, not for your own self. Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
An inspector’s notes also stated there were cardboard containers on the floor, a non-self closing restroom door, no training documentation for the staff. Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2023 The women's brains showed a clear divide between the areas of the brain activated by self and non-self MHCs. Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2013 See All Example Sentences for self
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self
Noun
  • Wisdom from on high — and down low Henry is philosophical by nature.
    Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The changing of the leaves draws nature enthusiasts, often called leaf-peepers, to see the bright colors from Hudson Valley, New York to Boulder, Colorado, and Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • SanDisk — The maker of solid state drives jumped 10%, adding to its massive gains.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Chris Copeland, Justin Copeland) Student Shorts With solid storytelling and emerging vision, these films represent a broad range of categories including live-action, narrative, documentary, and animation.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Burns began as a forward before solidifying his calling as a defenseman, playing seven years in Minnesota and flashing his personality off the ice and thoroughbred mentally on the ice.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The clues have been there from the start, the little touches that aligned Grasso’s bifurcated personality with Tom and Robbie’s.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The federal probation department, considered a more neutral arbiter, recommended a sentence of 70 to 87 months in prison.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The National Alliance to End Homelessness took a neutral position on the bill.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One can listen to the laughter suddenly drop away as the tone turns serious — knowing that at any moment violence may break out.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Pick a shade with less of the pastel Ely mentioned, instead opting for one that is deeper in tone and/or has a touch more warmth.
    Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The blue ensemble featured a wholly monochrome look, with elbow-length short sleeves, buttons down the front placket and a sharp collar with two breast pockets as well.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The results were for me, of course, quite monochrome.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • Ross passed the day's examination with flying colors, barely flinching at the rubber chicken.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The complex is decorated in the school colors, red and black with the Bobcat logo prominently displayed.
    John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the movie, there is a montage with a voiceover that shows a classroom interaction between Lohan's character and her crush, Aaron Samuels, played by Jonathan Bennett.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The wardrobe and general aesthetic of the character were also already in his mind prior to casting.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Self.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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