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as in boasts
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 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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as in congratulates
to think highly of (oneself)
he prides himself on the quality of his writing
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Recent Examples of prides
Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024
The university prides itself on a strong network of student veterans and provides significant support through initiatives like the Don and Ellie Knauss Veteran Resource and Support Center.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
The resort prides itself on maintaining a clean food philosophy, prioritizing the taste of its meals and how guests feel after eating them.
—Jasmine Browley, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2024
Surprisingly, for a company that prides itself on vacuum suction, the WashG1 relies on agitation from the rollers rather than suction to clean your floors.
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The spa prides itself on incorporating the healing and wellness practices of native Mexican and Baja regional cultures.
—Sierra Redmond, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024
There are menacing white mountain lions that fight fiercely and lions of opposing lion prides that fight aggressively.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 21 Dec. 2024
So, how can Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), the new Cap who prides himself on being a non-super-powered superhero, not become instant roadkill?
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
For a country that prides itself on freedom, Florida’s book, class and topic bans are a sorry sight.
—Brayden Pryor, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
The incoming presidential administration prides itself on being pro-business.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024
The university prides itself on a strong network of student veterans and provides significant support through initiatives like the Don and Ellie Knauss Veteran Resource and Support Center.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
The resort prides itself on maintaining a clean food philosophy, prioritizing the taste of its meals and how guests feel after eating them.
—Jasmine Browley, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2024
Surprisingly, for a company that prides itself on vacuum suction, the WashG1 relies on agitation from the rollers rather than suction to clean your floors.
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The spa prides itself on incorporating the healing and wellness practices of native Mexican and Baja regional cultures.
—Sierra Redmond, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024
There are menacing white mountain lions that fight fiercely and lions of opposing lion prides that fight aggressively.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 21 Dec. 2024
So, how can Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), the new Cap who prides himself on being a non-super-powered superhero, not become instant roadkill?
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
For a country that prides itself on freedom, Florida’s book, class and topic bans are a sorry sight.
—Brayden Pryor, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prides
Noun
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This is meant to be the time to develop the conditioning needed to break records or run personal bests later in the year.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Historically, Rose, Whittaker and Willis all own career bests inside the NCAA top five performances of all-time.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As part of the Wallace family, which boasts a strong legacy in NASCAR, Mike is channeling his personal loss into motivation for his racing career.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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His page, which boasts 27 friends, is mostly related to his time in the Army, with photos and videos of guns and what appears to be Wagenius in training.—
Monica Sager,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Before the trophies are handed out, however, the Palm Springs red carpet will deliver some fashion heat.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
4 Jan. 2025
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All three of those trophies sit in the Bleymaier Football Center at Albertsons Stadium.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Prides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prides. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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