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as in assured
having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities
you'll need to be confident—even in the face of rejection—if you want to pursue a career in show business
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as in sure
having or showing a mind free from doubt
we were confident that the directions we had been given were accurate
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Recent Examples of confident
But Adebayo is confident that Spoelstra and his coaching staff will find solutions for the Heat’s problems on offense, even as the team works to incorporate Anderson, Mitchell and Wiggins.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
But back then his defenders were fit and confident.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Having won the penalty from which Chris Wood both completed his hat-trick and scored his 17th goal of the season, Morgan Gibbs-White was pretty confident the big New Zealander would score.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
With eight short film credits under his belt prior to this bracing feature debut, Vargas is an uncommonly confident filmmaker for someone just starting out, and with a specific vision to match.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
But back then his defenders were fit and confident.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Having won the penalty from which Chris Wood both completed his hat-trick and scored his 17th goal of the season, Morgan Gibbs-White was pretty confident the big New Zealander would score.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
With eight short film credits under his belt prior to this bracing feature debut, Vargas is an uncommonly confident filmmaker for someone just starting out, and with a specific vision to match.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confident
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Through his poised and assured play, Daniels has breathed life into a stale Commanders organization, which has booked its first spot in the NFC Championship game since the 1991-92 season.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Rest assured, these aren’t sleeping bags on a rocky floor, but rather accommodations—sometimes even opulent ones—built directly into natural cavities.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
16 Jan. 2025
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Too much is still uncertain in college sports to know for sure.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Cubs right-hander Javier Assad and infielder Matt Shaw progressing from oblique injuries Javier Assad isn’t quite sure how the injury occurred.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Last week, Trump struck an optimistic note about Saudi-Israel normalization, claiming Riyadh wasn’t demanding an independent Palestinian state in return.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Despite record-setting fundraising and an optimistic message about efforts to get voters to the polls in 2024, voter turnout in heavily Democratic Mecklenburg once again trailed the rest of North Carolina as Democrats failed to flip the battleground state for presidential candidate Kamala Harris.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2025
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Every positive thing that comes in erases something negative from the past.—
Kate Storey,
Rolling Stone,
14 Feb. 2025
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Her sister needed to stay positive, Ms. Donlon said.—
Christopher Maag,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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With more than a touch of the ever-popular Scandi Noir genre, the team are now hopeful about the potential for international sales as All3Media International gets ready to shop the four-parter at the London TV Screenings.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Messing ended her nearly hour-long conversation with CNN on a hopeful note.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Many political leaders blame it for the rise of the hard-right party Alternative for Germany, or AfD, which has campaigned relentlessly on deporting certain immigrants and sits second behind the Christian Democrats in national polls.—
Jim Tankersley,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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People rarely are presented as good or bad in certain clothes.—
Julian Randall,
Essence,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Mexico, for example, may have averted tariffs for now by agreeing to measures that are possibly not new to make its border more secure.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes,
17 Feb. 2025
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This one's been updated with a slimmer build, a more secure fit for the magnetic pen, and a stronger back clip to attach it to bags and clothing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Feb. 2025
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Er, well, for the dozens of proud Vision Pro owners.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
8 Feb. 2025
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By drawing from his Mexican and Irish American roots, as well as his life as a proud gay man, Chavarria flaunts his progressive principles while creating new and novel experiences on the runway.—
Cat Cardenas,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Confident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confident. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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