self-actualize
Americanverb (used without object)
Other Word Forms
- self-actualizer noun
Example Sentences
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As of this month, Island Books has been helping readers self-actualize for five decades.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023
Novelty can provide us with both fleeting moments of pleasure and a way to self-actualize certain parts of who we are or want to become.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2022
The directors suggested the experience of participating in the rescue helped you self-actualize.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2021
It also implies the possibility that our Sims will indeed self-actualize and turn their little simulated backs on their progenitor gods.
From The Verge • Feb. 7, 2020
“They raised the three of us to self-actualize, to do what we love and are passionate about,” says Lynn Tyson, an executive in investor relations.
From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2015
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