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Recent Examples of introspective
The founders, who are fans of alternative living (think vegan menus and lots of yoga mats), aspired to weave together indulgent beach vacation activities like pool lounging and frolicking on white sands with more introspective, spiritual elements.
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Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
Talking shop Some designers took a more introspective approach, focusing on the narratives embedded in clothing and tailoring details that might go amiss on camera.
—Alice Pfeiffer, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Tracking Caleb Williams: How the Chicago Bears QB is performing in his rookie season
Given the setting, shortly after the game ended, Williams was pretty introspective on what’s ahead.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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Feeling introspective?
—USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
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Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
Talking shop Some designers took a more introspective approach, focusing on the narratives embedded in clothing and tailoring details that might go amiss on camera.
—Alice Pfeiffer, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Tracking Caleb Williams: How the Chicago Bears QB is performing in his rookie season
Given the setting, shortly after the game ended, Williams was pretty introspective on what’s ahead.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Read the full Pisces Daily Horoscope Aries (March 21 - April 19)
Feeling introspective?
—USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for introspective
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The stories her music tells—now spine-tingling, now gravely contemplative—have won her commissions from top orchestras, Grammy nominations, and more than 11 million plays on Spotify, not to mention exposure at the World Economic Forum in Davos.—
Matthew Gurewitsch,
airmail.news,
8 Feb. 2025
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Image The mood on Friday and Saturday, by contrast, was serene, even contemplative.—
Amelia Nierenberg,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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The young lead has a wonderfully magnetic presence, veering between youthful frolic and pensive gloom, even though the film rarely creates circumstances where the latter makes sense.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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Before the Jets’ season finale in January, Rodgers was pensive about what the future might hold for him.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Other Brother Darryl is a hushed, meditative folk rock band full of harmonies and twang — not the kind of music that succeeds at the Rock & Roll Rumble, Boston’s annual battle of the bands/local music festival.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Featuring a meditation hub and an installation that plays frequencies to align chakras, visitors exit the exhibition in a meditative state.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Kendrick’s beef with Drake may be top of mind heading into his Super Bowl LIX performance, but the halftime show tends to be a moment when artists get retrospective, mining their own catalog for what’s still relevant to them and their fans.—
Stephen Kearse,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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The retrospective, organized with the Wim Wenders Foundation and Goethe-Institut Mumbai, will showcase 18 of his works across five cities from Feb. 5-23.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But on Monday night, the 69-year-old took a few moments to turn reflective.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Even worse, birds often crash into reflective windows, perceiving them as a continuation of the sky.—
Anelise Chen,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Full credit to these undertakings; each one is an incredibly meticulous, self-reflective work that avoids an easy, by-the-numbers approach.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The four- to six-night program takes travelers on a self-reflective journey with experiences like sound healing at a limestone cenote, a private Temazcal ceremony with a spiritual leader, and excursions to archeological ruins.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That didn’t stop Durant from considering each question before providing a thoughtful answer.—
Darnell Mayberry,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, the firm is a long-term, thoughtful and diligent investor known for creating value behind the scenes.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
22 Feb. 2025
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Conclave reduces philosophical and spiritual issues to the cheapest and most banal melodrama.—
Armond White,
National Review,
19 Feb. 2025
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At a certain point, Corson said, STAR bonds enter the realm of a philosophical debate – are municipalities losing out on tax revenue because the dollars go toward paying off bonds, or would the revenue have never otherwise been collected without the STAR bond project?—
Jonathan Shorman and,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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