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Recent Examples of self-flattering
The notion that history is a story of progress is another self-flattering illusion.
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Helena Rosenblatt, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Helena Rosenblatt, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-flattering
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And with Elon Musk playing a key role in this new administration, who knows in which direction his bombastic, egotistical whims may take AI development?Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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From this noble, if admittedly egotistical goal, come gaslighting, madness, war, self-mutilation, and murder.James Grebey, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
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There is a conversation happening in corporate America highlighting the damaging role that leaders with narcissistic tendencies play in creating toxic work environments.Jason Walker, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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That’s a hard pill to swallow for anyone, much less a slightly narcissistic reality star, and Mia predictably does not take kindly to the implication, ending the episode by running to the bathroom in tears after listing out all the ways her children are thriving.Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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So begins possibly the most egocentric quest to humble oneself the stage has yet seen.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
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Some of the men have been described as egocentric, aggressive, and routinely unfaithful.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
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Rory Kinnear steals some of the best lines as the conceited British prime minister, and Ato Essandoh, as Kate’s deputy chief, plays the ever-flustered man surrounded by extremely capable women with admirable humor, charm, and confidence.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
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Not to sound so conceited and absolute.Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 May 2022
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The season’s final images of the now-President Grace Penn looking smug and Wyler looking panicked signal the power struggle to come.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Mars took a chilling photo of Carolyn Bryant, a thin, pale brunette with dark lipstick and sharp eyebrows, sitting cross-armed in the gallery, looking smug.Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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But the complacent emperor, possessing neither the material means nor the foresight to recognize the technology’s significance, dismissed the proposal.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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If quotas are too low, sales reps are likely to over-perform, which can lead to complacent sellers as well as higher incentive compensation costs for the business.Sean Brophy, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Daemon, Viserys’s vainglorious younger brother, had married his niece in part as a way to strengthen his own bid for the throne, and Alicent had pushed for the ascension of her immature firstborn, Aegon.Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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Debuting March 3, the six-part realpolitik satire, created and executive produced by Succession alum Will Tracy, sees Oscar and Emmy winner Winslet return to HBO in an often hilarious role as the vainglorious Elena.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 June 2024
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Geometry versus art, restraint versus freedom, regimented control versus uninhibited expression.Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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Dani was the family wild child — free-spirited, headstrong and uninhibited, having dropped out of school to pursue a high-flying modeling career.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Self-flattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-flattering. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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