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Recent Examples of self-concept
Your reputation and self-concept are on the mend this month.
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Now, on September 29th, the First Quarter Moon rises in your sign, illuminating your identity, self-concept, and leadership style.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
Now her work focuses on how clothing shapes emotional well-being, self-concept, and resilience.
—Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Ultimately, McKibben seems unable to imagine an alternative way for modern, secular life to have meaning that is not grounded in a self-concept of hyper-individuality and the false belief that technology does not already mediate every aspect of our existence.
—Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
The first-of-its-kind study surveyed 15,000 adults from around the world to establish an industry-first connection between our outward appearance, inner self-concept, and overall well-being.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Challenge your self-concept by stepping outside your usual role.
—Dale Whelehan, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Now, on September 29th, the First Quarter Moon rises in your sign, illuminating your identity, self-concept, and leadership style.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
Now her work focuses on how clothing shapes emotional well-being, self-concept, and resilience.
—Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Ultimately, McKibben seems unable to imagine an alternative way for modern, secular life to have meaning that is not grounded in a self-concept of hyper-individuality and the false belief that technology does not already mediate every aspect of our existence.
—Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
The first-of-its-kind study surveyed 15,000 adults from around the world to establish an industry-first connection between our outward appearance, inner self-concept, and overall well-being.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Challenge your self-concept by stepping outside your usual role.
—Dale Whelehan, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-concept
Noun
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These self-image issues still stick with her today.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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Still, her self-image as a not-quite actress—a conscientious objector in the age of the influencer—had stuck around.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The designer said spring 2026 was about the complex interplay between self-perception and the gaze of others on femininity.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Afterward, they were asked to rate their self-perception of their skill at Dutch, with the Dutch speakers offering independent observer ratings.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Self-concept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-concept. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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