as in introspections
examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
after some self-reflection I realized that I hadn't been honest with my partner
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Recent Examples of self-reflections
With words infallibly falling short, Pritam mingled realism with a fragmentary style of narration that meshes together social encounters, violent episodes, vivid metaphors, disturbing dreams, memories, intimate self-reflections, and introspection on society.
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JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-reflections
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Throughout her journey after her cancer diagnosis, Bahl has become a fierce advocate for the importance of self-examinations.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Our running live blog has a good summary of the affair, including celebrity endorsements and reflections on the performance.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Employees saw their own reflections in Ava’s glassy eyes.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Self-reflections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-reflections. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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