as in self-reflections
examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
not a man given to introspection, he grew impatient with his wife's constant need to discuss their relationship
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The former front man of the Smiths revisits familiar territory—his self-reflections, or, rather, complications, surrounding romance, fame, and politics.
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Her self-reflections have always landed better than love laments though, and there’s plenty of these on the new one.
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Selzer’s contemplations bring together literature, history, philosophy, medicine, and ruminations.
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Internal memos between the justices in 2016 published by The New York Times have created a firestorm around an institution that takes extraordinary measures to keep its contemplations confidential.
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Throughout her journey after her cancer diagnosis, Bahl has become a fierce advocate for the importance of self-examinations.
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Twain reserved his most mordant reflections on American politics for Congress, in his time the most potent—and corrupt—branch of government.
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Their reflections suggest that Black women’s leadership has never simply been about surviving hostility.
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“Introspections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/introspections. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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