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Adjective
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Who hasn’t nodded along in recognition while listening to a story about a nightmare roommate, or had a narcissistic relative who makes everything about himself?—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026 -
In reality, narcissistic pathology can’t be defined by a single behavior, nor can it be identified based on a single interaction.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Claire’s elective death therefore remains a problematic choice for some viewers, an act of vainglorious selfishness from a woman who was never terribly nice to begin with.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2026
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She’s been warning us since 1818 that vainglorious innovators will destroy the earth.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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This evolution moves away from egocentric, top-down control toward an ecosystemic consciousness that centers on shared responsibility, psychological safety and societal fairness.—
Lourdes Mestre,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The Miniature Wife Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen star in this dramedy about an egocentric scientist on the verge of a breakthrough who accidentally shrinks his wife, a Pulitzer-winning author who hasn’t written a lick in more than a decade.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The famously hubristic Cameron thought there could be no better way to show that losing Leo wouldn’t sink his movie than by casting his Basketball Diaries co-star and rival.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Iraq War’s neoconservative architects suffered from a hubristic faith in American power and their own righteousness.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Most smug articles and books that claim to provide quick fixes come off as tone-deaf or even counterproductive.—
Anna Holmes,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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But the series’ central character, played by Rachel Weisz, has enough nervous, itchy, manic energy to make the show’s narrative structure feel purposely unstable rather than safely smug.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Chatter about Azik’s famous delens abounds, as does boastful talk about how Monica Bellucci’s family hails from the same part of Nalchik.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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Despite Netanyahu’s boastful statement, a series of nationwide polls last week found that most Israelis do not believe the US and Israel won the war against Iran.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The two vivid soloists were tenor Anthony León as the cocky troubadour and baritone Eleomar Cuello as the cocky devil.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The first book follows Hannah Wells (Bright), a smart and independent music major, and Garrett Graham (Cameli), the cocky captain of the hockey team.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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This is not the time to get complacent.—
Lisa Rivera,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Larson is in a position to play a leading role in protecting our benefits, which are at increasing risk from this administration and complacent Republicans.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
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“Orgulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orgulous. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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