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as in pridefulness
a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance
finishing that survival course gave me a real sense of pride and confidence in my abilities
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as in jewel
an asset that brings praise or renown
an architectural and acoustical masterpiece, the concert hall is the pride of the whole city
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as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
so full of pride that they were ripe for a big comedown
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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
crackerjack test pilots who are the pride of the navy's air arm
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Recent Examples of pride
Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Speaking of Radcliffe, Columbus confesses to feeling enormous pride at the adult he’s grown up to become as well as the actor’s post-Potter career.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
The 6-foot-3 tight end featured heavily in the passing game, but also prided himself on his downfield blocking, especially helping Jeanty move the chains or break off long touchdown runs.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2025
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Noun
One even stripped off his shirt in celebration, a raw display of pride for the New Orleans Pelicans’ center, who has become one of the faces of his country’s next basketball generation.
—Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Speaking of Radcliffe, Columbus confesses to feeling enormous pride at the adult he’s grown up to become as well as the actor’s post-Potter career.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
The sidebar, which prides itself as a showcase of boundary-pushing international cinema, will feature 16 features and 24 shorts representing 28 countries around the world.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
The 6-foot-3 tight end featured heavily in the passing game, but also prided himself on his downfield blocking, especially helping Jeanty move the chains or break off long touchdown runs.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pride
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Each year, this event becomes one of the crown jewels of the LLWS, where kids from around the world gather to compete, learn, and—perhaps most memorably—rub elbows with their heroes.—
Don Yaeger,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The crown jewels of the collection, however, are its Color Story Eyeshadow Palettes ($49).—
Dianna Singh,
Allure,
18 Aug. 2025
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Beauty Sales Stock up on vanity essentials while these beauty favorites are discounted.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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They’re built to convert and are ultimately aligned to sales revenue, not vanity metrics.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Test yourself on park pioneers and baseball bests in this week's American Culture Quiz.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Rosé and Sabrina Carpenter both collect eight nods, which mark personal bests for the two stars.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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People were recording, congratulating, the whole nine yards.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The sisters also congratulated Jussie on his engagement to longtime boyfriend, Jabari Redd, in May 2025.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
22 Aug. 2025
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Howell did not play in the final preseason game, which could be viewed as a confidence in his ability to be the No. 2 quarterback.—
Trevor Squire,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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Several of those players are now central figures in this AfroBasket campaign, carrying the lessons and confidence from that youth success into the senior ranks.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Key Background Nazi forces stole extensive collections of art and cultural treasures from across Europe during World War II, primarily from Jewish owners who were sent to concentration camps.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Balboa Park is a treasure that has been available to people without parking charges for over 100 years, and the zoo for more than 50 years.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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In the episode, scenes at the White House show a long line of guests, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, lining up to meet with Trump and inflate his ego by presenting him with a gift, heaping him with over-the-top praise, and reassuring him about his physical endowment.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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But times have changed, and this team of buffoons is forced to grapple with changing industry ethics and sensationalist journalism in its transition, all while Ron faces an identity crisis that challenges his bravado, his massive ego.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Men in the imperial aristocracy also avidly read texts in Japanese, but nobody, male or female, bothered to retain for the historical record the actual name of The Tale of Genji’s author, even though she was recognized during her lifetime as a supremely skilled writer.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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Even in good times, this aristocracy exploited small tenant farmers who in turn exploited still smaller farmers, who raised just enough potatoes to keep their families alive.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Pride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pride. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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