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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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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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The disapproval is exemplified by a pompous New Yorker interviewed on the street by young fans.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
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Bonneville, as the ineffectually pompous Mr. Brown, always gives the impression of having a whale of a time.Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Despite such dominance, Kent Redfield, political professor emeritus at the University of Illinois Springfield, said Democrats should not become complacent.Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
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Getting complacent with leads is reminiscent of last season’s lowlights — the weaknesses that looked behind Golden State during its 12-3 start.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
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All of which has finally led Sony to give up and admit their long-simmering plans for a big supervillain team-up movie and crossover with Spider-Man have been in vain.Mark Hughes, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The songwriter placed himself in the situation of waiting for his dad to come home at Christmas — in vain.Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Memphis Grizzlies are one of the more prideful teams in the NBA.C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
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But the Rebels — losers at LSU in overtime Oct. 12 — will face a prideful team playing for the final time in 2024 on its home field.Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Self-glorifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-glorifying. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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