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Recent Examples of self-congratulatory
His supporters confuse the rah-rah motivation to an enthusiastic, self-congratulatory persona for a job well done.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2024
The Jinx: Part Two initially feels too self-congratulatory, like Jarecki returned to Durst’s story solely to take another victory lap for capturing his confession on a hot mic years ago.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2024
Bored by his own circumstances as a wealthy Hollywood bigwig, Schneider’s decision to help Newton feels rather self-congratulatory, sliding into the realm of a Great White Savoir.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 May 2024
Outside China, such brash, self-congratulatory proclamations are generally disregarded or dismissed—including by American officials, who have tended to discount the appeal of Beijing’s strategy.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2024
The Jinx: Part Two initially feels too self-congratulatory, like Jarecki returned to Durst’s story solely to take another victory lap for capturing his confession on a hot mic years ago.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2024
Bored by his own circumstances as a wealthy Hollywood bigwig, Schneider’s decision to help Newton feels rather self-congratulatory, sliding into the realm of a Great White Savoir.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 May 2024
Outside China, such brash, self-congratulatory proclamations are generally disregarded or dismissed—including by American officials, who have tended to discount the appeal of Beijing’s strategy.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-congratulatory
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This is a fun, cheeky response that’s both self-assured and playful.Angela Haupt, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
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Determined and self-assured, Brown is a star, and the boys are on her heels.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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But while these global companies appeared confident in their strategies, tariffs could significantly hinder smaller brands.Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
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In fact, a 2023 survey by College Pulse found that only 49% of college students feel confident about their career prospects.Subha Barry, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The high price for Yoon’s selfish martial law debacle will be paid over time, in installments, by South Korea’s 51 million people.William Pesek, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Warm feelings fueled by the wonder and kindness of the season, inspired by the transformative and timeless experiences of Ebenezer Scrooge who changed from a selfish, penny-pinching grouch, into a generous, happy and altruistic person.Eric C. Shuster, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
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Oren — handsome, overconfident — was an obvious contender.James D. Walsh, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2024
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Republicans, with their congenitally overconfident candidate and an entire political operation premised on telling the Republican electorate that Trump’s defeat is literally impossible, have a different problem.Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 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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At first, the girls are only in danger of being forced to listen to one man’s extremely pretentious opinions about religion, philosophy, culture, and yes, pop music, which is terrifying in itself.Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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Co-founder and master distiller Andy Wahl grew up in wine country, in California’s Sonoma County, and felt that the fine wines harvested in the region were pretentious and inaccessible.John Kell, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The former athlete/coach-mind in me couldn’t help but cringe … is Notre Dame being too presumptuous here?Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
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There have been presumptuous attempts, for example, to pin Bieber’s pill and promethazine addictions on the fallout from his two-day stay with the Bad Boy Records founder.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024
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The story prompted an uproar from fans of Michigan’s Big Ten opponents, who saw Harbaugh as a cheater and Michigan’s holier-than-thou image as a fraud, and urged commissioner Tony Petitti to take action.Austin Meek, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
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In scenes together, Cooke’s arch line deliveries and holier-than-thou smirks spark against D’Arcy’s regal defensiveness and cool anger.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 June 2024
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“Self-congratulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-congratulatory. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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