as in congratulated
to think highly of (oneself)
he prides himself on the quality of his writing
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Recent Examples of prided
In fact, for generations, American Pentecostals broadly prided themselves on being intentionally apolitical.
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Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Born in New York and raised outside Philadelphia by a pediatrician father and artist mother, Karp has always prided himself on his inability to fit neatly into a box.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
For much of the past century, its leaders have prided themselves on championing less advantaged people.
—Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Born in New York and raised outside Philadelphia by a pediatrician father and artist mother, Karp has always prided himself on his inability to fit neatly into a box.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
For much of the past century, its leaders have prided themselves on championing less advantaged people.
—Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Prided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prided. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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