as in introspection
examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
many people use the dawning of a new year as an occasion for some quiet self-examination
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Recent Examples of self-examination
As recovery experts will say, sobriety also means a daily commitment to a new lifestyle, a focus on self-care and sometimes painful self-examination in order to transform self-destructive behaviors and attitudes into positive, healthy ones.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
That means regular annual screenings for women 40 and older but also should include self-examinations, especially for younger women who have not yet begun annual screenings.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2024
The issue is around the media’s absence of self-examination about its actions in 2016, and its lack of candid discussion around whether Clinton deserved similar caution.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
Ladies, check this as your reminder to do the self-examination in the shower.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
That means regular annual screenings for women 40 and older but also should include self-examinations, especially for younger women who have not yet begun annual screenings.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2024
The issue is around the media’s absence of self-examination about its actions in 2016, and its lack of candid discussion around whether Clinton deserved similar caution.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
Ladies, check this as your reminder to do the self-examination in the shower.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-examination
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Also, practicing things like introspection while alone can be valuable into adulthood.Katie Grant, Parents, 12 Dec. 2024
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Edwards' 9-minute reflection on why contemporary life feels inherently wrong has prompted introspection and discussion about the nature of modern living in the comments.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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While the postmortem and soul-searching are necessary, the tone and tenor of the blame game have begun to morph into something more insidious.Anthony D. Romero, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2024
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Rasoulof’s script might well have included a scene or two showing Iman’s dirty work in action, rather than consigning his moral dilemma to perhaps one too many soul-searching showers.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
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Backed by a full live band, the performance introduced audiences to the country-style track that explores the complexities of love and self-reflection.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
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Christmas is a time of both community and self-reflection.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
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Anyone who has tracked their daily steps or worn a glucose monitor can testify that self-observation works.Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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Moreover, self-observation might highlight a leader's tendency to let stress visibly affect their demeanor, inadvertently impacting team morale.Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
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Above all, Raisman is working on breaking free from a vicious cycle of self-scrutiny.Katie Camero, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024
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Since my teens, a tendency to spiral into a tornado of self-scrutiny and expecting the absolute worst to happen have been toxic friends of mine.Emma Firth, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2023
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These tantalizing displays appealed to our senses, offering quick and captivating content that increasingly prioritized immediacy and entertainment over depth and contemplation.Gerui Wang, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The online world sometimes seems to revolve around stressful scenarios—road rages, animal attacks, cliff jumps, political debates—that demand our response, or at least our contemplation of one.Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Self-examination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-examination. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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