self-recognition

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Recent Examples of self-recognition My singing voice was as constant as my heartbeat, as unique as my fingerprints, as necessary to my self-recognition as seeing my face in the mirror. Greta Morgan june 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025 While the specific returns for these players could be debated, and even though the thought of Marchand, Carlo and Coyle is difficult for any Bruins fan to swallow, the self-recognition by Boston will be appreciated in years to come. Tyler Small, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 Researchers believed that would show some semblance of self-recognition. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025 Lent is a time of preparation and self-recognition prior to Easter. Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 21 Feb. 2024 Even for members of this elite group, self-recognition is no instant achievement. Karen Wright, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 Still, the findings suggest self-recognition might not be as exclusive as previously thought. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2023 And this is not a matter of insincerity, as if shtick were masking a hidden core of authenticity; rather, performance emerges as the very essence of social life and of self-recognition. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2023 Such a response is regarded by scientists as proof of self-recognition; that the ants can see themselves. Philip Lymbery, Time, 27 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-recognition
Noun
  • By lacking a growth mindset and self-awareness, leaders can be trapped by blind spots and office politics.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • The late-dawning self-awareness of a Charles Portis character, the non-sequiturs of Steve Martin.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Jupiter's transit through Cancer sparks conversations and creativity, but Saturn in Aries encourages more introspection and solitude to gain deeper insights.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 14 June 2025
  • The 2023 revelations about Brand led to much anger and entertainment industry introspection.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Applicants are in the early days of self-reflection; life on a treadmill is unexamined.
    Scott White, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • Justin Bieber has been documenting what appears to be an intense period of self-reflection through a series of Instagram posts for more than three months.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Constellation should use this black eye as an opportunity for brutally honest self-examination.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
  • This self-examination seems glib (whereas del Toro was actually more affecting as the desperate artist in The French Dispatch).
    Armond White, National Review, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • There are three invitations leaders can offer their direct reports: Play with the technology as a tool for self-observation.
    Michael Hudson, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Anyone who has tracked their daily steps or worn a glucose monitor can testify that self-observation works.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The scale of the Republican Party's triumph in November—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 and how to rebuild.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
  • Democrats went through similar soul-searching after presidential losses in 1984 and 1988.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025

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“Self-recognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-recognition. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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