self-expression
noun
self-ex·pres·sion
ˌself-ik-ˈspre-shən 
: the expression of one's own personality : assertion of one's individual traits
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After all, this month energizes your fifth house of creativity, romance and self-expression in a way that feels both exciting and illuminating.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
McDonald’s said visual appeal — think bright colors and foams — and drinks as a form of self-expression are increasingly important to customers.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The musical moves the action from a junkyard to the fashion and dance-forward world of ballroom culture — the underground cultural movement born in New York that for decades has created a safe space for self-expression particularly among the Black and Latino LGBTQ+ community.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
To the credit of Scruton and other critics, the history of post-Renaissance European (and, later, North American) art can be understood as a movement toward secularization and self-expression.
—Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
McDonald’s said visual appeal — think bright colors and foams — and drinks as a form of self-expression are increasingly important to customers.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The musical moves the action from a junkyard to the fashion and dance-forward world of ballroom culture — the underground cultural movement born in New York that for decades has created a safe space for self-expression particularly among the Black and Latino LGBTQ+ community.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
To the credit of Scruton and other critics, the history of post-Renaissance European (and, later, North American) art can be understood as a movement toward secularization and self-expression.
—Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Self-expression.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-expression. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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