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selves

noun

Definition of selves

plural of self

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 One of the questions submitted by an audience member in Dallas asked the pair to think back to 2019 and give their younger selves some advice about setting out on this journey. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 July 2026 In the videos, women share their transformations in which their post-divorce selves are often fitter, with clearer skin and a new wardrobe. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 30 June 2026 Tribalists and traditionalists have controlled the terms of the battle, one by simplifying, the other by denying, the way privilege has shaped our compound selves. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 Film industry titans like Polaroid and Kodak had shrunk dramatically from their heyday, becoming shells of their former selves. — Rotem Rozental, The Conversation, 29 June 2026 Wek's power, in other words, never came from assembling different selves for different rooms. — Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 At this school, students learn to embrace their true selves through singing. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 June 2026 To some degree, all grand city museums prod us to be our better selves. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026 The stories need them but this is the case because dogs figure so powerfully in how literature and the visual arts imagine human interactions among themselves and with the gods who them-selves have dogs. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

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The fact is often interpreted as women wanting less risk than men because of women’s natures.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
These observations suggest that small, mysterious moons with surprisingly different natures are the source of the particles that make up the two outermost rings, and that there are probably even more undiscovered moons to add to the 29 already known around Uranus.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of natures

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The Test For Modern Leaders The most compelling leaders of 2026 and beyond are not necessarily the most vocal or the ones with the safest personalities.

— Jon Michail, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
In addition, Summer House picked up cameras to film some of the key personalities involved in the scandal, giving them more closure following the reunion.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 July 2026

Definition of personalities

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Color, particularly the vivid hues of local birds and flowers as well as the more muted tones of sand and rock, was as important to her as material, with layering also playing a part in both her sculptures and her works on paper.

— News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026
Inside the hotel, a soothing palette of timber, stone, and bronze tones, layered with sculptural forms and soft textures, reflects its surroundings.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026

Definition of tones

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Or the time a serial killer, who was actually Marlena under hypnosis, seemed to kill several beloved characters.

— Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Portlandia aired for eight seasons and 77 episodes on IFC, concluding its run in 2018; check out Rolling Stone’s 20 favorite sketches from Portlandia, as well as Brownstein’s breakdown of the series’ most memorable characters.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2026

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