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Recent Examples of self-aggrandizing
Classifying what Piece by Piece will be exactly, especially in the often self-aggrandizing realm of the musical biopic, is a challenge.
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
The rise of Huawei is painstakingly rendered in a small library of self-aggrandizing literature that the company publishes, including several volumes of quotes from its founder.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2020
Statistically, such worker is more likely to be female than male, as men are not only more likely to engage in self-aggrandizing deception, but also to get away with it.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
But the decision to overrule the Chevron deference doctrine and to expand the role of courts is an extraordinary and self-aggrandizing claim of power and authority for the judicial branch.
—Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Perhaps the only feature of Modi’s reputation as consistent as his anti-Muslim agenda is his self-aggrandizing ambition.
—Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 19 June 2024
Showing up a full hour into the shock jock’s self-aggrandizing autobiographical comedy, Giamatti brings a brash southern smarminess to his foil character, who devolves into a stewing, screaming mess as he’s ruthlessly mocked on the air by the man he’s sworn to rein in.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Of course, some might take issue with a portrait of the country as obsessively self-aggrandizing, often to the detriment of others.
—Jon Sebastian Shifrin, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
His words focused heavily on attacking his political rivals, self-aggrandizing and stoking fear to make his case for 2024.
—Angelo Fichera, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
The rise of Huawei is painstakingly rendered in a small library of self-aggrandizing literature that the company publishes, including several volumes of quotes from its founder.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2020
Statistically, such worker is more likely to be female than male, as men are not only more likely to engage in self-aggrandizing deception, but also to get away with it.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
But the decision to overrule the Chevron deference doctrine and to expand the role of courts is an extraordinary and self-aggrandizing claim of power and authority for the judicial branch.
—Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Perhaps the only feature of Modi’s reputation as consistent as his anti-Muslim agenda is his self-aggrandizing ambition.
—Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 19 June 2024
Showing up a full hour into the shock jock’s self-aggrandizing autobiographical comedy, Giamatti brings a brash southern smarminess to his foil character, who devolves into a stewing, screaming mess as he’s ruthlessly mocked on the air by the man he’s sworn to rein in.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Of course, some might take issue with a portrait of the country as obsessively self-aggrandizing, often to the detriment of others.
—Jon Sebastian Shifrin, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
His words focused heavily on attacking his political rivals, self-aggrandizing and stoking fear to make his case for 2024.
—Angelo Fichera, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-aggrandizing
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The film, which centers on a group of egotistical actors making a Vietnam War movie, grossed nearly $200 million worldwide and picked up an Oscar nomination for supporting actor thanks to Robert Downey Jr.Zack Sharf, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
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And with Elon Musk playing a key role in this new administration, who knows in which direction his bombastic, egotistical whims may take AI development?Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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The arrogant millionaire heir James Beaufort (Damian Hardung) then has to deal with the quick-witted scholarship student, for better or worse.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
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The truth is that women often downplay their accomplishments to avoid being perceived as arrogant, but this approach can unintentionally undermine your professional growth.Nicole Lipkin, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Daemon, Viserys’s vainglorious younger brother, had married his niece in part as a way to strengthen his own bid for the throne, and Alicent had pushed for the ascension of her immature firstborn, Aegon.Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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Debuting March 3, the six-part realpolitik satire, created and executive produced by Succession alum Will Tracy, sees Oscar and Emmy winner Winslet return to HBO in an often hilarious role as the vainglorious Elena.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 June 2024
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Unsurprisingly, the small army of senior executives with make-work jobs and self-important titles, who add little to nothing to build Hearst’s brands, apparently made it through today relatively unscathed.Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
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Finally, someone is standing up and holding the fat, middle-aged White reporter accountable, and there’s nobody in the world that dislikes it less to be held accountable than the fat, middle-aged, White, self-important columnist at a newspaper.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 28 Aug. 2024
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In Japan, however, where modesty and formality are valued in leadership, such a style might seem self-centered or inappropriate.Sarat Chakravarthi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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So, how do good leaders operate with confidence without coming across as arrogant or self-centered?Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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This is the worst kind of football team: a conceited but objectively mediocre squad.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Rory Kinnear steals some of the best lines as the conceited British prime minister, and Ato Essandoh, as Kate’s deputy chief, plays the ever-flustered man surrounded by extremely capable women with admirable humor, charm, and confidence.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
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It’s all spanked along by one of those golly-gee bumptious holiday musical scores.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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The ländler dance in the second was robust and bumptious, with an undercurrent of darkness, and there was just the right amount of winking in the trio; the whole thing was a country fair picaresque.Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Yet the people posting vitriolic comments about Thompson feel justified in being smug about the death of this human in particular.Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2024
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If Dani hadn’t shown up looking dreadfully smug, Helen could have gotten on with her morning and done her bit to prevent a war.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Self-aggrandizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-aggrandizing. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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