self-searching

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Recent Examples of self-searching But such athletic excess is part of what makes this album admirable, as is a sense of spiritual and intellectual hunger that’ll be quickly recognizable to anyone familiar with the Ziggy Stardust/Zen Arcade/Tommy school of self-searching rock epic. Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025 One of many things the culture lost with Lennon’s death was his rare example as a burgeoning and often self-searching male feminist, serving as a role model for men looking to take account of their behavior. Jon Pareles, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-searching
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
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
  • 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
  • The film’s poise and structure create a perfect vacuum of self-reflection.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
  • There’s no better time for self-reflection with Mercury moving into Leo.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 26 June 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
  • Few other nations are as prone to self-scrutiny and self-criticism, or as engaged in impassioned discourse on the nature of liberty and democracy without fear of governmental repression.
    Kenneth Lasson, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Above all, Raisman is working on breaking free from a vicious cycle of self-scrutiny.
    Katie Camero, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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-searching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-searching. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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