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Recent Examples of self-knowledge
Set in New York City at the turn of the millennium, Don't Stop is a novel of self-discovery and self-knowledge, and the dangers associated with both.
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 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
This makes self-knowledge not a luxury, but an essential career tool.
—Dave Winsborough, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Discovering one’s impulses and sources (artistic self-knowledge) is essential for answering these questions.
—Douglas Unger
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
These names suggest individual agents with self-knowledge, but that's an illusion created by the conversational interface.
—ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
At the same time, White also shows that his view of the world, colored by his sexuality, is a kind of superpower that reveals self-knowledge hidden from most people.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
Not only is our ability to know ourselves limited, but scientists can probably only know so much about the nature of self-knowledge.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 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
This makes self-knowledge not a luxury, but an essential career tool.
—Dave Winsborough, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Discovering one’s impulses and sources (artistic self-knowledge) is essential for answering these questions.
—Douglas Unger
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
These names suggest individual agents with self-knowledge, but that's an illusion created by the conversational interface.
—ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
At the same time, White also shows that his view of the world, colored by his sexuality, is a kind of superpower that reveals self-knowledge hidden from most people.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
Not only is our ability to know ourselves limited, but scientists can probably only know so much about the nature of self-knowledge.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-knowledge
- self-realization
- self-discovery
- self-exploration
- self-fulfillment
- self-revelation
- self-image
- self-concept
- self-perception
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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The series revolved around Anka (Debska), a young anthropologist on a journey of self-discovery, who travels to the beautiful landscape of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra mountains only to stumble upon a dead body.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Set in New York City at the turn of the millennium, Don't Stop is a novel of self-discovery and self-knowledge, and the dangers associated with both.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Hilary goes on a journey of self-exploration.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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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
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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Outside of the usual social structures, self-revelation can occur being two islands on opposite sides of the world.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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Michèle comes across as a singular and powerful personality, with something of Akerman’s own trenchant intellect, assertive candor, and vulnerable self-revelation.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This includes setting healthy social media and screen time boundaries, promoting digital literacy, emphasizing critical media education, and having open and honest conversations about idealized beauty standards and self-image.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
21 Oct. 2025
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Their daring heist pierced the nation’s self-image, too.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Your reputation and self-concept are on the mend this month.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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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
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-knowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-knowledge. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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