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Recent Examples of bossiness
The endless bossiness of government in California is a big problem.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bossiness
Noun
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That confidence isn’t arrogance.—
Datwon Thomas,
VIBE.com,
6 June 2026
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As the subtitle promises, their answers are shared with all the vulgarity, pettiness, and arrogance intact.—
Juliet Izon,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Love this imperiousness aimed at doctors from a hospital bed.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
21 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Pay the bills As reported by the Sentinel’s Ryan Gillespie, the high-handedness came to a head last week.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Pearl revels in wickedness, presenting a literary world in which a successful writer’s haughtiness is both encouraged and rewarded.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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This myth, among others, such as California’s economic dominance and its reputation as a peaceful liberal haven, Didion sought to problematize in her writing.—
Zinzi Clemmons,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The projection of dominance above all else isn’t leadership.—
Abigail R. Hall,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
Noun
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But condescension has done Bellini’s reputation more harm than hostility ever could.—
Arya Roshanian,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
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But Musk deserved such condescension, and the jurors did not.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
Noun
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His hauteur could be endearing or off-putting.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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Often, though, the band drops the hauteur to reveal a surprising kind of kookiness.—
Jesse Dorris,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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However, in the wrong hands, being silent can signal disdain and superciliousness.—
Matteo Atti,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Bossiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bossiness. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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