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as in complacency
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as in gluttony
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as in indulgence
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Recent Examples of self-indulgence
Piersall’s brief moment of self-indulgence back then was but a blip compared with the massive inundation of incivility we’re all subjected to these days.
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Kenneth Lasson, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
Without that check, conviction is prone to self-indulgence and failure—a combination bad enough for any campaign, and potentially catastrophic given the stakes of this one.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 6 July 2024
That picture reflects the hotel’s contemporary twist on Wilde’s tale of decadence and self-indulgence by offering guests an unusual and anonymous way to admit to their past transgressions.
—Carolyn B. Heller, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2024
Eyewear, fragrances and cosmetics are on the rise, as consumer embrace these categories as a form of self-indulgence amid inflation.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 18 June 2024
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Kenneth Lasson, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
Without that check, conviction is prone to self-indulgence and failure—a combination bad enough for any campaign, and potentially catastrophic given the stakes of this one.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 6 July 2024
That picture reflects the hotel’s contemporary twist on Wilde’s tale of decadence and self-indulgence by offering guests an unusual and anonymous way to admit to their past transgressions.
—Carolyn B. Heller, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2024
Eyewear, fragrances and cosmetics are on the rise, as consumer embrace these categories as a form of self-indulgence amid inflation.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 18 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-indulgence
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To jolt them out of their complacency, the solar industry came to rely on one of the oldest—and most annoying—sales techniques: indiscriminately banging on doors.Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
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While Detroit is playing its best basketball in seven years, both its coach and franchise player are forbidding complacency.Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Two goals on the opening day at West Ham United were merely the aperitif for the goalscoring gluttony that followed.The Athletic UK Football Writers, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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The seven deadly sins—pride, greed, envy, lust, gluttony, wrath and sloth—are ancient concepts that permeate our modern life.Sandro da Silva, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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La Mer's Deep Purifying Mask is the indulgence your inner bougie self will be over the moon for.Sarah Han, Allure, 14 Jan. 2025
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The 21 + ice cream flavor was created to evoke the indulgence and excitement of a tropical escape.Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
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Sound design includes a girl power soundtrack credited to Meltzer and associate director Bailey Hacker, set design by Michael McKeever puts the focal point on large portraits of past presidents and a change of set a couple of times moves the action to a vanity in the office’s ladies’ bathroom.Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Naturally, the principal bedroom has massive side-by-side closets and its own ensuite bath, complete with marble flooring, green ceramic tile walls, double vanities, and a glass shower.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
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California For Subscribers The Mexican Mafia Tapes: Secret recordings reveal greed, betrayal — and a deal with the feds Sept. 4, 2024 Stinson had already been serving a life sentence for murdering a drug dealer in 1979.Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, some ski industry observers say Vail's reluctance to increase patroller pay was part of a larger pattern of greed in a business largely controlled by two companies in North America: Vail, which runs 42 ski resorts worldwide, and the smaller Alterra, which operates 12.Erin Alberty, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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Grealish still has two and a half years left on his contract, but that six-year deal, as well as the £100m transfer fee, has long looked like an overindulgence on City’s part.Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Microbiome experts caution that a probiotic supplement alone won’t spare you from the worst effects of overindulgence.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
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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
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As noted by the excellent Caleb Denison at Digital Trends, the company has also reworked the TV’s cooling system with a new heat dissipation technique that should help keep that four-layer OLED panel in tip-top shape over the long term.Chris Welch, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
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The beast is in ourselves, and, as Bonello posits, the realization of our desires also involves their dissipation.Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Self-indulgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-indulgence. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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