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The level of outward emotional expression here is simply kept at a level true to figures who may inwardly be reaching their boiling point, but are still held back by self-respect and polite manners.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
Laura inwardly smirked at the characteristic self-doubt of a woman some eight years her junior.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
While resolutions are more of a tradeoff, transformational growth is inwardly motivated, purposeful and intentional.
—Tinna Jackson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
But her classmates had no interest in civic life—in expanding themselves inwardly in order to be of help to the world.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
Laura inwardly smirked at the characteristic self-doubt of a woman some eight years her junior.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
While resolutions are more of a tradeoff, transformational growth is inwardly motivated, purposeful and intentional.
—Tinna Jackson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
But her classmates had no interest in civic life—in expanding themselves inwardly in order to be of help to the world.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Inwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inwardly. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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