as in natures
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others
some believe that it's only in times of great stress that a person's true self is revealed
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Recent Examples of selves
The couple's key ingredient is showing their authentic selves rather than polished, airbrushed versions of their life.
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Bryan West, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The one constant in Holland’s film is an unusual one for a biopic; the traditional approach being that each individual presents different facets of their true selves to different people.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
This helped foster productive conversations, with the goal of helping people be their best selves and live the values of the company.
—Michele Herlein, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
To have our full selves come out of the closets and into the fore?
—Andrew Pasquier, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
The characters are no longer their evergreen middle school selves; in the musical version, the founding members of the BSC (Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, and Stacey) are now 25 years old and returning to Stoneybrook after the club has been disbanded.
—De Elizabeth, Parents, 17 Sep. 2025
In most scenes, these younger versions (still in their original costumes) shadow their older selves looking on with wonder and curiosity.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Even Seldon flickered between digital and physical selves, his split consciousness pushing conflicting agendas that unsettled the followers who depended on him.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
That can be especially valuable when trying to compare players to their previous selves.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Bryan West, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The one constant in Holland’s film is an unusual one for a biopic; the traditional approach being that each individual presents different facets of their true selves to different people.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
This helped foster productive conversations, with the goal of helping people be their best selves and live the values of the company.
—Michele Herlein, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
To have our full selves come out of the closets and into the fore?
—Andrew Pasquier, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
The characters are no longer their evergreen middle school selves; in the musical version, the founding members of the BSC (Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, and Stacey) are now 25 years old and returning to Stoneybrook after the club has been disbanded.
—De Elizabeth, Parents, 17 Sep. 2025
In most scenes, these younger versions (still in their original costumes) shadow their older selves looking on with wonder and curiosity.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Even Seldon flickered between digital and physical selves, his split consciousness pushing conflicting agendas that unsettled the followers who depended on him.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
That can be especially valuable when trying to compare players to their previous selves.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selves
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Spiders and humans are two different species—and different species have different natures.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Each of the stars has been subjected to intense scientific scrutiny over recent decades, revealing fascinating insights into their diverse natures.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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This context and backdrop adorns the film with considerable energy, various colorful personalities and smartly edited archival news footage that deepens our understanding of the perilous stakes.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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But the goals, tactics and personalities pressing hands to television necks didn’t descend fully formed on January 20, 2025.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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After all, the moody duet features the gorgeously contrasting tones of Bon Iver's Justin Vernon with Swift's more delicate vocals as the two portray exes who are parsing what went wrong in their relationship.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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For example, swapping silver and white for gold and brass is one way of easily bringing in warm fall tones.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
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Their characters range from alien birds discussing the optimal amount of stones in nests to Aztec warriors unaware of guns to bumbling, chess-playing professors.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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Digging in deeper to the issue, Fleming said a major concern for Equity was the source of the original material used by the AI tool to create characters such as Tilly Norwood.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Selves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selves. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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