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Recent Examples of self-exploration
Long takes emphasize the mental labor of Hujar’s self-exploration, and Sachs’s framing (with cinematography by Alex Ashe) crowds the pair together to evoke the intimacy of their talk.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
Many of his clients are women, often in their 30s to 60s, seeking meaningful self-exploration.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
As for the Banks sisters, Ashley (Akira Akbar) works through a rebellious phase during her freshman year as Hilary (Coco Jones) goes on a journey of self-exploration.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
During an appearance on the Reclaiming With Monica Lewinsky podcast on Tuesday, the Diplomat star shared a fond memory of her former costar amid a discussion about her self-exploration journey through psychedelics, MDMA, mushrooms, and even astrology.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
In undergoing the complex journey of self-exploration, Panic!
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
This year has been a bit of self-exploration.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
The grotto set the stage for the rest of my visit: quiet spirituality, relaxation, and self-exploration.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2025
The survey also polled 992 parents of 16-to-24-year-olds, 16% of whom encouraged social media as a tool for career and self-exploration.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 July 2025
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
Many of his clients are women, often in their 30s to 60s, seeking meaningful self-exploration.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
As for the Banks sisters, Ashley (Akira Akbar) works through a rebellious phase during her freshman year as Hilary (Coco Jones) goes on a journey of self-exploration.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
During an appearance on the Reclaiming With Monica Lewinsky podcast on Tuesday, the Diplomat star shared a fond memory of her former costar amid a discussion about her self-exploration journey through psychedelics, MDMA, mushrooms, and even astrology.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
In undergoing the complex journey of self-exploration, Panic!
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
This year has been a bit of self-exploration.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
The grotto set the stage for the rest of my visit: quiet spirituality, relaxation, and self-exploration.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2025
The survey also polled 992 parents of 16-to-24-year-olds, 16% of whom encouraged social media as a tool for career and self-exploration.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-exploration
- self-discovery
- self-realization
- introspection
- self-fulfillment
- self-reflection
- self-examination
- soul-searching
- self-analysis
Noun
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Experts recommend several steps for self-discovery and improvement.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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That a-ha moment — one that pushed him toward a path of self-discovery and self-acceptance — has been a prominent theme in Riccoboni’s journey as an artist and as a person.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This isn’t some crytpic way of talking about what happens without spoiling it, about some sort of self-realization.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The prosecutor challenged a defense claim that Torres ended the abuse in an act of self-realization.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
29 Aug. 2025
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Not because this 2-2 draw at Sunderland provides cause for significant introspection.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Flora remembered his high school experience with a mix of introspection and relief.—
Evan Moore
November 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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And increasingly, women are choosing solitude and self-fulfillment over unsatisfying relationships.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Founders have a wide range of personal reasons for making the pivot, from seeking self-fulfillment to meeting a strategic need in their next chapter.—
Nina Ajemian,
Fortune,
24 July 2025
Noun
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With words infallibly falling short, Pritam mingled realism with a fragmentary style of narration that meshes together social encounters, violent episodes, vivid metaphors, disturbing dreams, memories, intimate self-reflections, and introspection on society.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The book’s journey through the brain ends at the frontal pole, a region involved in self-reflection — thinking about thinking.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Mother’s turbulent self-examination is incited by the revelation of Sister Agnieszka’s pregnancy in the film’s first Act.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
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This disciplined self-examination is the foundation for refining skills and advancing toward mastery.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The scale of the Republican Party's triumph in 2024—taking the White House, flipping the Senate and maintaining control of the House—has sparked soul-searching within the Democratic Party over what went wrong, how to rebuild, and party leadership and direction.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Democratic soul-searching will continue in the midterm primaries for House and Senate seats, and into the 2028 presidential primary, as the party looks for new leaders who can win.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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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
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“Self-exploration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-exploration. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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