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as in arrogant
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude
a bunch of self-asserting upstarts who thought that they could buy their way into high society
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as in confident
having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities
it takes a rather self-asserting person to start a business at such a young age
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as in aggressive
having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal
just the kind of cocky, self-asserting person that you'd expect a sports agent to be
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-asserting
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Maekar refuses, earning a cutting rebuttal from Dunk about the royal upbringing that turned Daeron (Henry Ashton) into a drunken coward and Aerion into an arrogant and cruel madman.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026 -
And ironically, the most arrogant ones are the worst ones.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Taking time to vet experience and alignment can make the transition into retirement more confident and financially secure.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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The company acknowledges that this may include some alerts that are not actually a cause for concern, but feels confident in this starting point, which can be adjusted based on future user feedback.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
26 Feb. 2026
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The recent turmoil is testing some of the foundations that powered private credit’s rapid growth, including aggressive underwriting, highly leveraged middle-market borrowers and the promise of stable capital insulated from bank-style runs.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Belt-Stubblefield did not take aggressive action and tried to walk away.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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Further afield, Southeast Asian distributors are cautiously optimistic about what the WBD-Paramount Skydance deal means for their markets.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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Before encountering the issue, NASA officials had appeared optimistic that a successful fueling test had set the stage for a March launch.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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View gallery - 3 images Over the last few years, an ambitious moonshot project spun out of Google has been developing fascinating technologies to deliver connectivity across communities without the need for underground cables.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
28 Feb. 2026
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During his speech Friday, Parlow highlighted the strength of the school’s various fundraising efforts, including the newest Inspire Campaign, which has raised $480 million in the past three years — just $20 million shy of an ambitious target of $500 million by 2028.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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Yet within these modest walls burns a fierce desire to learn.—
Joyeeta Banerjee,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2026
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Trump’s statement listed grievances beyond the nuclear program, stretching back to the beginning of the Islamic Republic following a revolution in 1979 that turned Iran from an American ally in the Middle East into a fierce foe.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Self-asserting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-asserting. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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