as in introspection
examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
after some self-reflection I realized that I hadn't been honest with my partner
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Recent Examples of self-reflection
With its calming effects, cannabis encourages present-moment awareness and self-reflection.
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Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 1 June 2025
These trips offer an emotional reset and a chance for self-reflection, away from daily responsibilities.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 May 2025
This taps into the adolescent brain’s drive for autonomy and self-reflection.
—Cyndy Etler, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
For musician Neal Francis, self-reflection makes for better jams.
—Sierra Vandervort, Outside Online, 10 May 2025
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Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 1 June 2025
These trips offer an emotional reset and a chance for self-reflection, away from daily responsibilities.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 May 2025
This taps into the adolescent brain’s drive for autonomy and self-reflection.
—Cyndy Etler, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
For musician Neal Francis, self-reflection makes for better jams.
—Sierra Vandervort, Outside Online, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-reflection
Noun
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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
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The 2023 revelations about Brand led to much anger and entertainment industry introspection.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 May 2025
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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
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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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Constellation should use this black eye as an opportunity for brutally honest self-examination.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2025
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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
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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
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Anyone who has tracked their daily steps or worn a glucose monitor can testify that self-observation works.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
7 Oct. 2024
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And when the internet bloomed, people grew alarmed that easy access to information would erode our capacity for concentration and contemplation.—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The song plays as Jack reflects on everything unfolding in his world — a moment of quiet contemplation and inner reckoning.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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“Self-reflection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-reflection. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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