self-creation
noun
self-cre·a·tion
ˌself-krē-ˈā-shən 
plural self-creations
: the development or formation of one's identity or conception of oneself : self-invention
Adolescence is a time of self-creation for many people.
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This cycle of death lends itself naturally to a culture of self-creation, the backbone of Elden Ring’s approach to motherhood.
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Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 5 July 2024
Emma Stone in 'Poor Things' | Credit: Yorgos Lanthimos/Searchlight Pictures
Both Bella and Stone pursue a fearless act of self-creation here.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2023
That self-creation ability helps prevent the Sixers offense from becoming overly reliant on Maxey and Embiid to manufacture shot attempts both for themselves and their teammates.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Ukraine’s self-creation within the West will be achieved through a war to preserve and defend the Ukrainian nation.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
Burton has nothing to say, for instance, about drag culture or gender-affirming surgery, two areas where the idea of self-creation would seem to have more positive implications.
—Rhoda Feng, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
Jarace Walker, Houston Walker’s potential shoot-dribble-pass versatility would fit cleanly at the 4 next to Myles Turner, assuming the freshman continues to build on the flashes of 3-point range, drives past closeouts, live-dribble playmaking and some self-creation skill.
—Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 9 June 2023
So this is basically the singularity idea, except for the self-creation and self-perpetuation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Apr. 2023
Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau stressed the more elegant and literary element of that process — self-reliance — but there were plenty of crasser arbiters of the self-creation tale.
—Alissa Quart, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2023
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Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 5 July 2024
Emma Stone in 'Poor Things' | Credit: Yorgos Lanthimos/Searchlight Pictures
Both Bella and Stone pursue a fearless act of self-creation here.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2023
That self-creation ability helps prevent the Sixers offense from becoming overly reliant on Maxey and Embiid to manufacture shot attempts both for themselves and their teammates.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Ukraine’s self-creation within the West will be achieved through a war to preserve and defend the Ukrainian nation.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
Burton has nothing to say, for instance, about drag culture or gender-affirming surgery, two areas where the idea of self-creation would seem to have more positive implications.
—Rhoda Feng, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
Jarace Walker, Houston Walker’s potential shoot-dribble-pass versatility would fit cleanly at the 4 next to Myles Turner, assuming the freshman continues to build on the flashes of 3-point range, drives past closeouts, live-dribble playmaking and some self-creation skill.
—Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 9 June 2023
So this is basically the singularity idea, except for the self-creation and self-perpetuation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Apr. 2023
Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau stressed the more elegant and literary element of that process — self-reliance — but there were plenty of crasser arbiters of the self-creation tale.
—Alissa Quart, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2023
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“Self-creation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-creation. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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