reflective
adjective
Glenda Bailey
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Reflective people are people who reflect on things--that is, look back at things that have been done or said in order to think calmly and quietly about them. Most reflective people would agree with Socrates that (as he told the jury that would soon sentence him to death) "The unexamined life is not worth living". Reflective people tend to be a bit philosophical and intellectual. But almost everyone has reflective moods; gazing into a fireplace or a campfire seems to do it to almost everyone.
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Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
The heavy duty and durable leash is embedded with reflective stitching as a safety feature for night walks.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
To create the perfect reflective paint for the lieutenant’s uniform, the team concluded, Rembrandt mixed pararealgar and semi-amorphous pararealgar—mineral variants that are naturally yellow and reddish-orange—with lead-tin yellow and vermilion, reports Hyperallergic’s Rhea Nayyar.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
Her and her husband Doug Emhoff’s finances, revealed in disclosure forms released by the White House over the past few years, are reflective of their position on the tail-end of the baby boom.
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 29 July 2024
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“Reflective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reflective. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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