self-recognition

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Recent Examples of self-recognition Whether or not dogs have awareness of themselves as an individual and any sort of mirror self-recognition is still up for debate. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025 Like any literary work, the individual critical voice finds its echoes in the world at large, in readers’ self-recognition, in a sense of community. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 July 2025 This film delves into his struggle with self-recognition, his passion for storytelling through art and his desire to spark wonder in those who encounter his work. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025 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 Lent is a time of preparation and self-recognition prior to Easter. Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Apr. 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 Still, the findings suggest self-recognition might not be as exclusive as previously thought. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-recognition
Noun
  • This is a month of deep self-awareness and transformation.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, moving in your 30s or later has advantages, since people tend to arrive with more financial stability, better self-awareness, and the wisdom to navigate challenges with perspective.
    Cepee Tabibian, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Jean’s mama, in a kente-print muumuu (as much out of self-consciousness about middle-aged weight gain, Jean figured, as in celebration of the day), hovered nearby, smiling on.
    David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The people around me shouted with such purity of rage, such absence of self-consciousness.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 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
  • However, the song isn’t really a diss track towards Taylor, but rather an introspection song for Charli.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Many observers fast from food and water for 25 hours to facilitate deep introspection.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That spirit manages to survive a patently modern star turn from Mark Wahlberg, whose incapacity for nuance and self-reflection is well-served by a role that has little interest in either.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
  • This album juxtaposes moments of self-reflection with themes of emotional empowerment, chronicling her journey toward healing and the pursuit of new experiences.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • This disciplined self-examination is the foundation for refining skills and advancing toward mastery.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 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
  • Beyoncé’s victories have been followed by the Grammys doing some genre soul-searching.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • When the Eagles were in that cramped, humid locker room during Week 4 a year ago, soul-searching was required.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Self-recognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-recognition. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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