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Recent Examples of introspective
Talking shop Some designers took a more introspective approach, focusing on the narratives embedded in clothing and tailoring details that might go amiss on camera.
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Alice Pfeiffer, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Tracking Caleb Williams: How the Chicago Bears QB is performing in his rookie season
Given the setting, shortly after the game ended, Williams was pretty introspective on what’s ahead.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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—USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
The sardonic, neurotic, introspective style of humor reflecting the ambivalence of postwar Jewish-American aspirations for assimilation, was reflected in the works of comedians from Woody Allen to Jerry Seinfeld.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Alice Pfeiffer, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Tracking Caleb Williams: How the Chicago Bears QB is performing in his rookie season
Given the setting, shortly after the game ended, Williams was pretty introspective on what’s ahead.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Read the full Pisces Daily Horoscope Aries (March 21 - April 19)
Feeling introspective?
—USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
The sardonic, neurotic, introspective style of humor reflecting the ambivalence of postwar Jewish-American aspirations for assimilation, was reflected in the works of comedians from Woody Allen to Jerry Seinfeld.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for introspective
Adjective
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By day, the atmosphere is contemplative and relaxing.—
Karla Cripps,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Polyhymnia Polyhymnia is the Muse of sacred poetry, hymns, and dance, often shown in a contemplative or meditative pose — though she is also associated with geometry and the sciences.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In the images and short film shot by Glen Luchford and styled by Sarah Richardson, models are seen frolicking around the castle, deserted land and shore of the Welsh wilderness in a pensive mood.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
6 Feb. 2025
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The structure of vacation itself seemed promising, what with all that pensive downtime between activities.—
Chris Colin,
AFAR Media,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Other Brother Darryl is a hushed, meditative folk rock band full of harmonies and twang — not the kind of music that succeeds at the Rock & Roll Rumble, Boston’s annual battle of the bands/local music festival.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Featuring a meditation hub and an installation that plays frequencies to align chakras, visitors exit the exhibition in a meditative state.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In recent years, Faithfull and her body of work have caught a retrospective eye; Broken English was given a deluxe reissue in 2013, and a biopic, directed by Ian Bonhôte and starring Lucy Boynton as Faithfull, has been in the works for several years.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2025
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While details for October are still under wraps, there will be a retrospective exhibition on the festival’s four decades, curated by a team led by Emilie Hammen, professor at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and the Institut Français de la Mode.—
Lily Templeton,
WWD,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The numbers are reflective of the historic season delivered by Barkely, who, in his first year since leaving the Giants, totaled 15 touchdowns in the regular seasons and has five more in the playoffs.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Pete was a gentle spirit, creative, inquisitive, and reflective.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Full credit to these undertakings; each one is an incredibly meticulous, self-reflective work that avoids an easy, by-the-numbers approach.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The four- to six-night program takes travelers on a self-reflective journey with experiences like sound healing at a limestone cenote, a private Temazcal ceremony with a spiritual leader, and excursions to archeological ruins.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Savvy hotelier Jayson Seidman purchased the Italianate mansion (built by architect Thomas Sully in 1883) in 2019 and, in a thoughtful overhaul, created a true city living room.—
Jenny Adams,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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Through the window, a thoughtful stranger handed him an unexpected gift.—
Ronnie Li,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The society of the time – the Greeks, Romans, Jews – preferred to see things in an intellectual or philosophical light.—
Gordon Pennertz,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The spiritual and philosophical roots of yoga emphasise stillness, awareness, and connection with the self.—
Adam Husler,
Outside Online,
29 Jan. 2025
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