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Recent Examples of self-knowledge
Now even casual drinkers seem to be on a journey of sorts—if not toward sobriety, then toward some kind of self-knowledge.
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Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The link between self-knowledge and friendship was key for Aristotle, too, more than 2,000 years ago.
—Ross Channing Reed, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
His appetite for self-knowledge is insatiable.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
But there’s dryness to their self-knowledge.
—Gregory Stebbins, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Grosz aims merely to listen long and well and constructively enough to help his patients gain deeper self-knowledge.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
Their support, combined with all the self-knowledge she's gained has been invaluable.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
The multi-day hike proved to be a pathway to greater self-knowledge.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2025
The brain has always been central to the most insightful thinking on warfare, whether that’s ancient China’s Sun Tzu, who prized deception and self-knowledge, or early 19th-century Prussia’s Carl von Clausewitz, for whom war was a clash of wills.
—Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The link between self-knowledge and friendship was key for Aristotle, too, more than 2,000 years ago.
—Ross Channing Reed, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
His appetite for self-knowledge is insatiable.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
But there’s dryness to their self-knowledge.
—Gregory Stebbins, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Grosz aims merely to listen long and well and constructively enough to help his patients gain deeper self-knowledge.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
Their support, combined with all the self-knowledge she's gained has been invaluable.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
The multi-day hike proved to be a pathway to greater self-knowledge.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2025
The brain has always been central to the most insightful thinking on warfare, whether that’s ancient China’s Sun Tzu, who prized deception and self-knowledge, or early 19th-century Prussia’s Carl von Clausewitz, for whom war was a clash of wills.
—Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-knowledge
- self-realization
- self-discovery
- self-actualization
- self-exploration
- self-fulfillment
- self-revelation
- self-image
- self-concept
Noun
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Post vague quotes about self-realization that are universal but ultimately mean nothing.—
Emily Menez,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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His experiment in self-realization put him in a long line of spiritual seekers, and like innumerable young persons in every generation, he was actively engaged in evolving a design for living, drawing from sources near to and farther from home.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Named by her new owner, Silvia after a Mexican pop star whose 1980s hits ricochet from a rickety TV, Yuri upends Silvia’s solitary existence on a windswept island off the southern coast of Chile, setting the protagonist on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to confront childhood traumas.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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Italy is frequently associated with post-breakup and self-discovery travel, popularized by films including Under the Tuscan Sun and Eat Pray Love.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
21 May 2026
Noun
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The adaptation stars Ella Bruccoleri as the eponymous Mary, who goes on a voyage of self-actualization in London.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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His sociopathy is the logical extension of a homicidal ethos of self-actualization, self-realization, and self-care.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That self-neglect resulted in a health challenge, which eventually led to Godfred reconnecting with her passion for poetry and self-exploration.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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After a whole lot of angst and self-exploration.—
Tina Eves,
SPIN,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But this is a Norman Lear comedy after all (his last before passing in late 2023) — so by the end of the first episode, the hilarious sitcom has revealed its true interest in acceptance, forgiveness, and self-fulfillment.—
Michael Cuby,
Them.,
17 Nov. 2025
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And increasingly, women are choosing solitude and self-fulfillment over unsatisfying relationships.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are indeed threads of entertainment, insight, and self-revelation on our own life miscues resonant in the show.—
Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Her most captivating scene is an unexpected moment of self-revelation that’s best kept under wraps.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The woman said that the treatment also took a toll on her self-image.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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But these visual depictions of faith, and of the young protagonist’s inflated self-image, are also strengthened by Clichy’s judicious use of sound.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 May 2026
Noun
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That spirit was palpable in Demna’s debut show at Gucci, where self-concept and self-actualization seemed to come alive in a way that almost laughed at itself.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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To help maintain a stable self-concept, people selectively modify or even forget those memories that challenge their views of themselves.—
Gabrielle Principe,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
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“Self-knowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-knowledge. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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