Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A penetrating examination of one's motives, convictions, and attitudes.
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- noun Probing
introspection , a critical consideration of one'sconscience especially motives and values.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives
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Examples
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"There is no established frontrunner or heir apparent to the party, and part of that I think is because the Republican Party has been engaged for some time now in what I would characterize as soul-searching in terms of the direction of the party moving forward," he said.
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In 2009, opposition demonstrations that erupted in Iran triggered a wave of soul-searching among Egypt's pro-democracy activists, who questioned why their own reform movements were unable to rally people to rise up against Mubarak.
More protests in Yemen, Bahrain as populist empowerment grips the Middle East Sudarsan Raghavan 2011
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In the face of mounting threats -- ranging from worsening droughts and the northward march of climate-linked diseases to climbing food prices and rising seas -- it's time for the arts industry to do some serious soul-searching about whether it wants to sit this crisis out.
Brendan Smith: Calling All Artists: The Climate Movement Needs You Brendan Smith 2011
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But the spiritual underpinnings of the American republic ensure that values are constantly debated in the public arena and soul-searching is a never-ending element of the American public discourse.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Is Godlessness Dooming Britain? Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011
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When news broke about our collaboration with Dr. Pepper, some purists in the hip-hop community accused us of being sellouts, and we knew there would be accusations of “grasping,” because we had discussed it all during our own soul-searching process about getting into bed with corporate.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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In 2009, opposition demonstrations that erupted in Iran triggered a wave of soul-searching among Egypt's pro-democracy activists, who questioned why their own reform movements were unable to rally people to rise up against Mubarak.
More protests in Yemen, Bahrain as populist empowerment grips the Middle East Sudarsan Raghavan 2011
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In Japan, 3-11 and its ensuing nuclear crisis have prompted soul-searching, and that is itself a debate about Japanese national identity.
Marco Werman: Japan and Being There Marco Werman 2011
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In 2009, opposition demonstrations that erupted in Iran triggered a wave of soul-searching among Egypt's pro-democracy activists, who questioned why their own reform movements were unable to rally people to rise up against Mubarak.
More protests in Yemen, Bahrain as populist empowerment grips the Middle East Sudarsan Raghavan 2011
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There, his sacrifice saved the Earth, and prompted all manner of soul-searching.
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In 2009, opposition demonstrations that erupted in Iran triggered a wave of soul-searching among Egypt's pro-democracy activists, who questioned why their own reform movements were unable to rally people to rise up against Mubarak.
A new sense of populist empowerment grips the Middle East Sudarsan Raghavan 2011
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