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Recent Examples of self-assertion
Still, with all of this fiery momentum comes a series of retrograde transits encouraging us to rethink, reassess and re-evaluate Mars-y themes such as autonomy, freedom and self-assertion.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Then, as Venus moves into Pisces, the focus shifts from self-assertion to a deeper, more transcendent love.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
This self-assertion can also subtly influence how your manager perceives you.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The full moon in your sign on Oct. 17 brings the focus back to your independence and personal goals, signaling a moment of release and self-assertion.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
As the story proceeds, the narrator dredges up more secrets, more cries for help that double as acts of self-assertion.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
The action lurches from overt satire to romantic jousting and soap-operatic family melodrama; the performances have a declamatory pseudo-amateurism in keeping with the film’s statements of personal self-assertion and political purpose.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
Scott’s blinking, stuttering, no-longer-shy self-assertion is absolutely recognizable and absorbing.
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Dec. 2023
This vision of identity as plural means that self-assertion does not necessarily come at the expense of the rest of the world.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2023
Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Then, as Venus moves into Pisces, the focus shifts from self-assertion to a deeper, more transcendent love.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
This self-assertion can also subtly influence how your manager perceives you.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The full moon in your sign on Oct. 17 brings the focus back to your independence and personal goals, signaling a moment of release and self-assertion.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
As the story proceeds, the narrator dredges up more secrets, more cries for help that double as acts of self-assertion.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
The action lurches from overt satire to romantic jousting and soap-operatic family melodrama; the performances have a declamatory pseudo-amateurism in keeping with the film’s statements of personal self-assertion and political purpose.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
Scott’s blinking, stuttering, no-longer-shy self-assertion is absolutely recognizable and absorbing.
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Dec. 2023
This vision of identity as plural means that self-assertion does not necessarily come at the expense of the rest of the world.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-assertion
Noun
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The toxic combination of Trump’s pro-Russia leanings, Vice President J. D. Vance’s arrogance and condescension, and Musk’s sad case of advanced poster’s disease have tanked America’s reputation among its traditional allies.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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But jealousy and arrogance get the best of Hamilton, who insinuates himself into the defense team, believing this action will help his political and financial setbacks.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The long-term consequences of ignoring curiosity include a culture of complacency, where employees feel disengaged and hesitant to voice ideas that could lead to breakthrough innovations.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Loyalty can risk existing on the same coin as complacency.—
Megan Feringa,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Corporate leaders will be called upon to overcome self-satisfaction with progress made in the advancement of gender parity for women, especially those in senior and middle management.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Megalopolis posits a world of clueless liberal self-satisfaction, missing every point of contemporary alertness to ongoing lawfare and sedition.—
Armond White,
National Review,
4 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The 1960s-era egotism in that earlier vision was tempered.—
Bryan Walsh,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Gratitude is the opposite of selfishness, egotism, avarice or narcissism.—
Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Nov. 2024
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The conceit is saved from vainglory by the gravity Cage brings to the performance.—
Isaac Butler,
The New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2023
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That’s the mantra for wide receivers, a group long known for their vainglory.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Sep. 2023
Noun
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Tiny Solar Homes The bathroom is nearby and contains a shower, vanity sink, and a flushing toilet.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
13 Mar. 2025
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The resurgence of popular beauty looks of decades past comes at no surprise to those who grew up watching their mothers and grandmothers do their hair or paint their nails at their bathroom vanity.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fortunately, Ruth has an elegant hauteur to call on in these situations.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2025
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They are written with a thuggish hauteur, as if Pacino’s Tony ‘Scarface’ Montana had been transplanted to the world of music promotion – all machismo and ultimatums.—
Martin McKenzie-Murray,
SPIN,
7 Jan. 2025
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Slumming with her sister in San Francisco after her life with her Madoff-like ex in New York implodes, Jasmine Francis isn't quite willing to let go of the affectations that come with living in high society.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Unlike Chase, Aykroyd worked hard to retain Carter’s affectations and appearance, while also adding a slyness that implied a deeper calculation.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Self-assertion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-assertion. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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