self-reflective

Examples of self-reflective in a Sentence

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Recent Examples on the Web Implement Memory-Free Processing For AGI To avoid creating self-reflective properties, consider memory-free task processing—erasing task data after each completion. Jason Snyder, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 The 4:30 Movie writer-director Kevin Smith is well aware that filmmakers are in a self-reflective phase, especially after the wake-up call that was the recent global pandemic. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Apparently, o1 has the self-reflective capabilities to figure out how to count the letters and provide an accurate answer without user assistance. Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024 The purpose of art is to command your deep attention — not in a narcissistic way but in a self-reflective one. Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, 31 July 2024 Here's How to Style Them The experience: Usually offered in small communities as a self-reflective, introspective modality of healing, traditional psilocybin ceremonies in Mexico begin with a temazcal, or sweat lodge ceremony dating back to Mesoamerican civilizations. Michaela Trimble, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2024 For the Record By David Cameron Harper, 2019, 752 pp. Loading... Politics is an ugly game, and few who play it are self-reflective. Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2020 When Perlman got to Juilliard, he was shocked when he was encouraged by his new teacher to be more expressive and self-reflective. Mary C. Murphy, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024 The epic and self-reflective film, made in partnership with the Mescalero Apache Tribe, is due to world premiere in the main DOX:Award competition of Copenhagen’s CPH:DOX festival, running March 13-24. Annika Pham, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-reflective
Adjective
  • Instead, a successful detox often leaves people feeling introspective and curious.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
  • As Mercury transitions from the depths of Scorpio into the free-spirited realm of Sagittarius, our mental energy shifts from introspective and suspicious to hopeful and expansive.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • But Wyatt had independently been having similar reflective conversations with his friend Li.
    Fred Topel, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Again, wholly unsurprising, but not reflective of what appears to be the general sentiment not just among critics, but the majority of fans.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The film is being screened as part of a retrospective dedicated to Brando.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Lempicka has never received a major museum retrospective in the US — until now.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • The wild card who ultimately upends the conclave is the mysterious and contemplative Cardinal Benitez (Carlos Diehz), who arrives late to the proceedings.
    Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Indeed, one marvels at how often the protesters for Palestine have been treated like the freshman reader of Lolita who, lacking the niceties of the contemplative attitude, objects to all that business with the pedophile.
    Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • David's more reserved, pensive demeanor is no match for Benji's charm and charisma — much of which is masking his struggles with his mental health.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • As the title suggests, this is a show of reflection in every sense of the word, pensive but ultimately optimistic.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • Harris’s cheeks puffed in and out rhythmically, drawing a meditative drone from the didgeridoo while the strings scraped out a sad melody just this side of Ornette Coleman or Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Tai Chi: Grounding Practices in Unfamiliar Places Tai chi is known for its slow, meditative movements that promote mindfulness, balance and flexibility.
    Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Many other TikTok users commented, praising the mom for her thoughtful interaction with Graves.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Indeed, across social media on Wednesday, people were hoping — praying, even — that these ominous, panic-inducing spam messages might finally end, posting pictures of thoughtful politicians, or even excited Oprahs, to illustrate the point.
    David Mack, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Self-reflective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-reflective. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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