as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
a momentary complacency that was quickly dispelled by the shock of cold reality
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Recent Examples of complacency
One of the critical lessons of World War II was the cost of complacency.
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Lt. General Leon Scott Rice, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025
The trailer opens with a couple seemingly struggling with their relationship, like issues of complacency and feelings of real love, after moving into a new home.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
Silva himself is a seasoned denier of coastal complacency.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The Complacency Danger One worry about conceiving AI as normal technology is that this might slide society into a semblance of complacency about AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Lt. General Leon Scott Rice, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025
The trailer opens with a couple seemingly struggling with their relationship, like issues of complacency and feelings of real love, after moving into a new home.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
Silva himself is a seasoned denier of coastal complacency.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The Complacency Danger One worry about conceiving AI as normal technology is that this might slide society into a semblance of complacency about AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complacency
Noun
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Fueled by new data and shifting cultural values, injectables are being redefined—not as vanity, but as a personalized pathway to confidence, wellness, and long-term care.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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In a hot pink colorway, the clutch will become your vanity’s newest conversation piece.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
22 May 2025
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Just observationally, there seemed to be a very high crossover between those of you with the inflated ego to list 16 teams and those of you who thought Dallas was going to lose to Colorado.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The result is an entirely incoherent crime thriller that features gangsters prattling on about the self and the ego and the soul and then occasionally wandering into an entirely different scene where other gangsters are prattling on about the same thing.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters party defended its inflammatory leader against President Donald Trump’s criticisms over calls for violence against white people, taking it as a sign of pride.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
22 May 2025
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From faculty and alumni to area businesses, the expressions of pride in Harvard’s stance for academic freedom are effusive.—
Jacob Posner,
Christian Science Monitor,
22 May 2025
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Opinion: America was gaslit by the arrogance of Joe Biden and his enablers.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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The arrogance of the IRS should shock the conscience of all Americans.—
Chuck Flint,
Boston Herald,
21 May 2025
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“Complacency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complacency. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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