variants
or extraversion
as in boldness
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Recent Examples of extroversion
Getty Images In the study, researchers crafted job adverts that called for a candidate high in one of six personality factors including honesty-humility, emotionality, extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
So why bother to differentiate between introversion/extroversion and social/communication styles?
—Laura Vanderberg, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
On personality tests, athletes typically score at least average in extroversion, openness and agreeableness, and high in conscientiousness.
—Eric Zillmer, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2025
Situational Preferences Your preference for introversion or extroversion changes based on your mood or the context.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2024
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
So why bother to differentiate between introversion/extroversion and social/communication styles?
—Laura Vanderberg, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
On personality tests, athletes typically score at least average in extroversion, openness and agreeableness, and high in conscientiousness.
—Eric Zillmer, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2025
Situational Preferences Your preference for introversion or extroversion changes based on your mood or the context.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extroversion
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The rich textures and thick ambiance of The Eyes of Others are pure high modernist 1960s Italian cinema, but De Sica unfurls the film’s winding intrigues with a contemporary sense of suspense, carnality, and visual boldness.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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That specificity and boldness don’t appear much on Yo Favorite Trappa Favorite Rappa, a listless album that’s fashioned like a 2000s mixtape.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
21 Apr. 2026
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The México 86 producers set out to capture the music, fashions and general brashness of the era.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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Carolina did make one addition, trading for fighter Nic Deslauriers, but the brashness the Hurricanes’ front office has shown in recent years didn’t lead to the type of headline-making move seen in recent seasons.—
Cory Lavalette,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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That straight-forwardness is a hallmark not only of her marketing insights, but also of her leadership.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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The weekend, for all its promise, tends to collapse into logistics, half-finished to-do lists and the quiet companionship of two people watching the same screen.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Some rely on the technology for companionship and guidance instead of friends and family.—
Ziv Epstein,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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The dual eye-popping performance was a culmination of a lifetime in the event for Witt, a season of breakthroughs for Bell, and consistent camaraderie and competition between the two long jumpers.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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Missing out on those moments and the camaraderie of being with his team-mates has not been easy.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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“Extroversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extroversion. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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