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as in self-knowledge
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Recent Examples of self-revelation
We’re introduced to a contented and excited Clémence who seems in the wake of major self-revelation.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 May 2025
This is your invitation to realize how your self-disclosure leads to self-revelation.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 15 May 2025
Come for the scene-y details and celebrity gossip, stay for McNally’s genuine self-revelation.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 1 May 2025
This meta comment relates to several layers of the play, as Ren, a woman in her 60s, explores the possibilities of an unconventional relationship defined solely by self-revelation and untethered to personal history.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The movie is a quietly exuberant outburst of self-revelation, a coming-of-age tale full of passion and gratitude for the cultural and natural splendors of his home town.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
The parallels here are unsubtle, but Falconer’s delicate and impressively assured direction smoothes them into something honest, so that even the moments that might seem obvious to us roil with self-revelation.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
Like Ito, Miller’s narrative finds a galvanizing energy in self-revelation.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
Not many of your future gigs are going to involve world-class talents, caught in the preternatural bloom of youth, who happen to be equally, proficiently gifted in the areas of singing, songcraft, self-revelation and the fine art of rocking out.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 May 2025
This is your invitation to realize how your self-disclosure leads to self-revelation.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 15 May 2025
Come for the scene-y details and celebrity gossip, stay for McNally’s genuine self-revelation.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 1 May 2025
This meta comment relates to several layers of the play, as Ren, a woman in her 60s, explores the possibilities of an unconventional relationship defined solely by self-revelation and untethered to personal history.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The movie is a quietly exuberant outburst of self-revelation, a coming-of-age tale full of passion and gratitude for the cultural and natural splendors of his home town.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
The parallels here are unsubtle, but Falconer’s delicate and impressively assured direction smoothes them into something honest, so that even the moments that might seem obvious to us roil with self-revelation.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
Like Ito, Miller’s narrative finds a galvanizing energy in self-revelation.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
Not many of your future gigs are going to involve world-class talents, caught in the preternatural bloom of youth, who happen to be equally, proficiently gifted in the areas of singing, songcraft, self-revelation and the fine art of rocking out.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-revelation
- confession
- self-knowledge
- self-realization
- acknowledgment
- self-discovery
- admission
- self-exploration
- self-betrayal
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Some of the posts include personal information, such as medical records, tax records, home addresses, and confessions of affairs.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
13 June 2025
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This bled into the album’s dizzying synths, cathartic confessions, and capsule-like storytelling.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
11 June 2025
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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
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Singer Billy Kaunda is particularly drawn to existentialist themes such as the value of self-knowledge and conscious choices in how to live.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
1 June 2025
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But the director maintains a strong level of realistic tension, sticking to Camille’s side as the boy takes plenty of blows but dishes out plenty as well, jabbing his way towards a form of self-realization.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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With suspense and self-realizations, this book will have readers lose track of time and space.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Taken without our consent, without payment, without even the courtesy of acknowledgment.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Consent must be separate from other agreements and may not be bundled with terms of service or other privacy acknowledgments.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Written by Skinner & Scott King and co-starring Wally Baram as Carmen, Mary Beth Barone as Grace and Adam DiMarco as Peter, this A24 television production effectively blends sharp humor and relatable heart, as all of its characters seek out their own path towards self-discovery and acceptance.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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There are great blocks about self-discovery and sports with the Negro Leagues and the NBA.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Jesse and Emily are quite meticulous about concessions, which are all-you-can-eat and included in the price of admission in Savannah (burgers, hot dogs, chips, cookies, soda, water, popcorn).—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Educational gains are also on the chopping block with the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision to outlaw affirmative action in college admissions.—
Essence,
Essence,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Her book serves as a guide that focuses on self-discovery and self-exploration in both life and career.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
18 June 2025
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Agathe’s love life as one of self-exploration and forgoes any side story spotlighting male competition.—
Hannah Benson
May 16,
Literary Hub,
16 May 2025
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But when devotion is self-betrayal, what then? • When devotion is self-betrayal, the body knows.—
Patrycja Humienik,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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This self-betrayal reduces your ability to engage in an unself-conscious, fully authentic way.—
Liz Kislik,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Self-revelation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-revelation. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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