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an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
the kind of early success that can give a young performer the bighead
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Recent Examples of bighead
Certain species of invasive carp, like the bighead, are known to reproduce rapidly and can weigh up to 90 pounds.
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Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2024
The Messi bighead is numbered out of 1024 and the Messi variant is numbered out of 224.
FOCO also is releasing bobbleheads of Riqui Puig (L.A. Galaxy), Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) and Santiago Rodriguez (New York City FC).
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
For instance, bighead and silver carp eat plankton and native mussels, leaving native fish to go hungry.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Along with the basic bigheads, there also is a variant bighead of Lionel Messi in the black Inter Miami kit.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
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Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2024
The Messi bighead is numbered out of 1024 and the Messi variant is numbered out of 224.
FOCO also is releasing bobbleheads of Riqui Puig (L.A. Galaxy), Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) and Santiago Rodriguez (New York City FC).
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
For instance, bighead and silver carp eat plankton and native mussels, leaving native fish to go hungry.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Along with the basic bigheads, there also is a variant bighead of Lionel Messi in the black Inter Miami kit.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bighead
Noun
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When egos are set aside, silos are broken, and people move as one — kids are found, hope is restored, and the system starts to change.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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The recent taco taunting has been a blow to his fragile ego that couldn’t go unanswered.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 June 2025
Noun
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The main bedroom included a four-poster mahogany bed, a fireplace, a love seat, and a small table, while the bathroom offered dual vanities, ample closet space, and a deep soaking tub.—
Carole Dixon,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2025
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Fire vanity projects and double down on core values.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, the Pride Month display at the Stonewall National Monument excluded transgender pride flags this year, according to ABC News.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Tall soldiers, the pride of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century armies—and in the case of Frederick William I of Prussia’s Potsdam Giants, a virtual fetish—became a liability on nineteenth-century battlefields.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
28 June 2025
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The lines between competitive stubbornness and plain old stubbornness, a healthy arrogance and prideful ignorance are pretty thin.—
Will Graves,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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Individuals with big egos display excessive pride in their abilities and accomplishments, often leading to arrogance and overconfidence.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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“Bighead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bighead. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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