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Recent Examples of self-knowledge
The most useful starting point is self-knowledge.
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Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Now even casual drinkers seem to be on a journey of sorts—if not toward sobriety, then toward some kind of self-knowledge.
—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
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
Digital self-knowledge tools will continue to improve, but actual answers are always found within.
—Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 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
Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Now even casual drinkers seem to be on a journey of sorts—if not toward sobriety, then toward some kind of self-knowledge.
—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
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
Digital self-knowledge tools will continue to improve, but actual answers are always found within.
—Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 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
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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Many millennial and Gen Z women—including myself—explored going natural in college as part of the common self-discovery that comes with leaving home.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
29 May 2026
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Shomo concluded his remarks with words of advice for others on the road to self-discovery.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 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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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
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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Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2024 by the New York Times, this masterpiece of self-revelation chronicles the author’s gender transition in her late 60s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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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
Noun
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That’s where the FIFA Fan Festival entrance will be through a 65-foot heart structure, which at once signals a welcoming message to visitors from 125 countries registered to attend and harkens to the city’s self-image as the Heart of America.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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The woman said that the treatment also took a toll on her self-image.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
24 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 5 Jun. 2026.
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