as in self-concept
the way you think about yourself and your abilities or appearance
She has a positive self-image buoyed by her years of success.
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Recent Examples of self-image
But historian Paul Haddad reminds us that the city’s preening self-image belies its origin story.
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Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
She’s achieved male validation, but at the cost of her own self-image.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
Many of them say the term injures their self-image and sense of belonging.
—Daniel Oto-Peralías, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
In addition to the long-term impact on relationships, self-esteem and self-image can be impacted as well.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 29 July 2024
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Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
She’s achieved male validation, but at the cost of her own self-image.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
Many of them say the term injures their self-image and sense of belonging.
—Daniel Oto-Peralías, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
In addition to the long-term impact on relationships, self-esteem and self-image can be impacted as well.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 29 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-image
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McMahon adds that communal mirroring within cohorts supports leaders in refining their self-concept and embracing a new leader identity.Sam Rockwell, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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He’s been instrumental in my healing, my recovery, my self-concept.Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2024
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But its most beloved contribution was perhaps always the podcast, which saw Lammer, Linsky, and Ratliff dive into the nitty-gritty of their guests’ interiority: process, purpose, self-perception.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 June 2024
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The strain of masking for long periods can be exhausting, harming not only someone’s physical well-being but also their self-perception.Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
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Related Articles Feds probe racist ‘cotton-picking’ texts sent to Black Americans Stephens: Do liberals lack the introspection to see what went wrong?Josh Becker, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Positioned in our main lobby, Aphrodite is a conversation starter and a moment of introspection, perfectly aligned with the resort’s atmosphere of self-discovery.Laura Parker, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Self-image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-image. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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