self-reflective
Americanadjective
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A movie about a famous and, frankly, selfish actor taking stock late in life feels like the kind of exercise in self-reflective narcissism that, once upon a time in Hollywood, Oscar voters adored.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025
A more self-reflective judge might ask where he went wrong; Oldham refuses to accept that he can be wrong.
From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025
Craig is self-reflective while being appropriately reverent to the tropes of the genre.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025
Through handwritten letters and self-reflective collages, this project explores who I am as a woman, a mother and a Muslim.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2024
Tools, which can be interpreted as signs, too, are also an expression of the self-reflective nature of humans, but in a different way.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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