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Recent Examples of introspective
While the country’s recent sci-fi hits — such as the blockbuster Wandering Earth franchise — lean toward big-budget spectacle in the Hollywood mold, Qiu’s film offers a quieter, more introspective approach.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
Very rarely are introspective questions publicly debated today about the objective attractiveness of military service or the appetite for violence among young people.
—Jacob Ware, The Conversation, 12 June 2025
But beyond the big stages, Outside Festival is also a launchpad for rising voices in music—artists like Hazlett, whose introspective lyrics and mellow grooves are gaining momentum across continents.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 19 May 2025
This type of introspective mindset builds an authentic personal brand that reflects a leader's strengths and inspires trust within your networks.
—Jacqueleen Clark-Crittle, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
Very rarely are introspective questions publicly debated today about the objective attractiveness of military service or the appetite for violence among young people.
—Jacob Ware, The Conversation, 12 June 2025
But beyond the big stages, Outside Festival is also a launchpad for rising voices in music—artists like Hazlett, whose introspective lyrics and mellow grooves are gaining momentum across continents.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 19 May 2025
This type of introspective mindset builds an authentic personal brand that reflects a leader's strengths and inspires trust within your networks.
—Jacqueleen Clark-Crittle, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for introspective
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Released in March, the 14-track project does sound simultaneously disorderly and controlled, at once bursting at the seams and laced with moments of contemplative chill.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
3 July 2025
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This immensely slow-moving and contemplative energy joins us into Leo season, which starts when the sun enters this confident fire sign on July 22.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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The show ran for two seasons. 07 of 18 Sean Penn and Hopper Penn Sean Penn and Robin Wright's son, Hopper — pictured here with sister Dylan — shares his father's pensive stare and has opened up about his no-nonsense parenting style while growing up.—
Lydia Price,
People.com,
11 June 2025
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His subtle direction also basks in critical moments of silence: a smoke break outside the classroom, the frustrated focus during an exam, and the pensive, haunting opening and closing image of Marjan looking out through semi-transparent curtains.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Located in the tiny town of North Haven, the elegant estate was designed in close collaboration with architect William J. Reese and draws heavy inspiration from the work of Japanese master Tadao Ando, whose signature style favors elemental materials, clean geometry, and a kind of meditative calm.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
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For example, the HeartMath Institute focuses on establishing personal, inner coherence between heart and brain waves and, from there, establishing group coherence in a meditative practice that spans the globe.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Among the events scheduled are a House Ways and Means hearing on crypto tax policy, a Dodd-Frank retrospective touching on decentralized finance, and ongoing closed-door meetings between Senate staff and industry stakeholders.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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As a result of the confusion, retrospective press accounts have blended events from July 17 and 18 into a single narrative that may never be sorted out.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
9 July 2025
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Faculty at Ivy League and other top schools are encouraged to revisit their course policies regularly, experiment with new pedagogical methods, and guide students through the process of using AI in responsible, reflective ways.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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On July 5, the low angle of the sun will cast prominent shadows along the eastern rim of the impact crater, while highlighting reflective debris streaks known as ejecta rays that were cast out during its creation some 800 million years ago.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
5 July 2025
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Burnett, in the two-thousands, was self-reflective, testing his ability to tell big, major-key narratives.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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Ellie is impulsive, can’t make good judgment calls, sees everything in black and white, gets quite dark, isn’t self-reflective.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The genre as a whole is widely celebrated for its age-appropriate narratives and emotional depth, and the film has long been praised for its thoughtful portrayal of childhood and growing up.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Fans show up to the Cowboy Carter tour in thoughtful, inventive takes on Western Americana fashion, stadiums filled with denim, bandanas, cowboy hats, and looks that don’t just scream U.S.A but hoot and holler.—
Leah Faye Cooper,
Vogue,
4 July 2025
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But lawmakers say what caught their attention was more of a philosophical difference.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
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Bohemian does not begin to describe the brothers, one of whom has a picture of the Dalai Lama in their kitchen, or the film, which is narrated by a philosophical bull called Nandy.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
12 July 2025
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“Introspective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/introspective. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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