soul search

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English

Noun

soul search (countable and uncountable, plural soul searches)

  1. Alternative form of soul-search
    • 1991, Charles H. Koch, Administrative Practice and Procedure: Cases and Materials, page 530:
      Maybe, after some soul search, he concluded that he had an "unalterably closed mind."
    • 2009, Bo Sanchez, Don't Worry, Be Happy:
      Because after a deep soul search, I realized how my life was run by many fears.
    • 2009, Ted Hart, Adrienne D. Capps, Matthew Bauer, Nonprofit Guide to Going Green:
      Developing an impactful and lasting green management and employee plan requires nothing less than that the organization perform a complete soul search.
    • 2009, William F. Snyder, Messages for Today and Tomorrow, page 89:
      Provide time for the soul search necessary for the influx of new ways of generating growth.

Verb

soul search (third-person singular simple present soul searches, present participle soul searching, simple past and past participle soul searched)

  1. Alternative form of soul-search
    • 2003, Sonja Lauren, The Covered Smile: A True Story, page 81:
      Kindness and support may not show immediate results, but when that person begins to soul search, he or she will remember those kind words.
    • 2013, Bill Napier, Create and Define your Brand:
      When you download the document off the RetailerNOW website, we give you many questions to ask and soul search under each category below.
    • 2014, Sarah Jakes, Lost and Found: Finding Hope in the Detours of Life:
      To this day, when I look back on the beginning stages of heartbreak with Robert and how early in our courtship it was, I have to soul search to discover how I gave up on my dream of love so quickly.

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