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Recent Examples of self-glorifying
And it could be accelerated by the continued rise of angry, resentful, self-glorifying nationalism in many countries.
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Michael J. Mazarr, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2022
Michael J. Mazarr, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-glorifying
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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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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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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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Oliver then suddenly appeared with a smug look on his face.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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Remember how, in that SNL book, Ferrell represented the hip future of comedy, mocking the smug boomer shtick of a Chevy Chase?—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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Against the devoted coalition of evangelical Christians, neocons, pompous billionaires and MAGA Republicans who now dominate the other side of the aisle, this prevaricating has failed to muster enthusiasm for the Democratic Party or much of the industry’s own product.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Do Guy Pearce and Felicity Jones play real people in 'The Brutalist?’ The film kicks into high gear with the introduction of Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce), a pompous patriarch and industrialist who commissions Tóth to design an elaborate community center.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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Investigators also said that many of the agents were complacent and not specific when giving instructions to local law enforcement helping secure the event.—
Tim Balk,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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If people aren’t losing focus or growing complacent, what’s the panic about?—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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The people of that town responded immediately to try to rescue the 70 souls on board; however, their efforts were in vain.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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Alas, her forceful efforts are in vain, and the purple team wins, crushing Team Grant Slam 18 to 2.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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The two-time All-Star selection was initially prideful to be selected as a member of Canada's official roster in December after almost retiring only two seasons ago.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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This is a prideful team that knows it was dealt a bad hand this year.—
Colton Pouncy,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Self-glorifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-glorifying. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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