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Recent Examples of introspective
Fairbanks, who signed a one-year, $13 million deal with the Marlins this offseason, didn’t want to get too introspective on the feat postgame but acknowledged the accomplishment is a special one.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
As the narrator of the first two seasons of Interview With the Vampire, Louis was soft-spoken, introspective, and riddled with guilt when recounting the damage from his centuries-long relationship with Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid).
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
Azul, a loyal compadre, and Zachariah, an introspective cowboy that just got out of prison.
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Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
On June 10, the Strictly Confidential star celebrated her 61st birthday in an introspective Instagram post featuring a photo of herself in a yellow bikini.
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Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
As the narrator of the first two seasons of Interview With the Vampire, Louis was soft-spoken, introspective, and riddled with guilt when recounting the damage from his centuries-long relationship with Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid).
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
Azul, a loyal compadre, and Zachariah, an introspective cowboy that just got out of prison.
—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
On June 10, the Strictly Confidential star celebrated her 61st birthday in an introspective Instagram post featuring a photo of herself in a yellow bikini.
—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for introspective
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At the Signers’ Hall exhibit in Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center, the Dickinson statue is placed apart in a corner, sculpted in a contemplative pose.
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At the Signers' Hall exhibit in Philadelphia's National Constitution Center, the Dickinson statue is placed apart in a corner, sculpted in a contemplative pose.
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John Malkovich looks pensive ahead of his guest appearance in Report on the Blind at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm, Sweden on June 22.
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For Waititi, the film has lots of comedic parts while retaining the pensive beauty of the original text.
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In our column The Fourth Trimester, Betty Liu writes about the meditative nature of wonton folding.
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Outside, a landscaped terrace with original brickwork features native, medicinal plants and herbs for a true meditative essence.
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Many are free to the public, and the celebration will continue after the festival with a five-week retrospective screening series.
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The exhibition also included a retrospective display of eight landmark creations released over the brand’s three decades, highlighting the evolution of Roberto Coin's design language.
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Was came from a working-class industrial city, making music reflective of Detroit’s technological upheaval and economic neglect.
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Practically architectural in its precision, her hair is pulled straight back and upwards without a visible part to create a smooth, downright reflective surface from her hairline to the crown.
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Political memoirs are rarely especially vulnerable or self-reflective.
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The actress and the artist behind that was a self-reflective person, a hardworking artist who was very interested in getting better at her craft.
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But the book’s ruminative watchfulness is unsuccessfully conjugated in this overly sedate play with music, which has the feel of a song cycle, though sung by the fine cast with gorgeous, lonely sorrow.
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Their ruminative hush sets them apart in an era of instant-gratification drops.
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High ceilings and generous proportions create volume, while thoughtful transitions blur the lines between interior and exterior, extending daily life beyond the home’s four walls.
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The bold contrast calls for thoughtful choices of wall color.
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“Introspective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/introspective. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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