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Recent Examples of cockiness
What everybody loves about Ortegas is that can do mentality and also that cockiness.
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
The film has that Scott-ian sleekness (but is really directed by Swedish filmmaker Daniel Espinosa in his Hollywood debut), and Washington rules with his super-chill cockiness.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Adam B. Vary, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
The film has that Scott-ian sleekness (but is really directed by Swedish filmmaker Daniel Espinosa in his Hollywood debut), and Washington rules with his super-chill cockiness.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cockiness
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In a post dripping with arrogance, Lynch dished out demeaning nicknames for her recent opponents.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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This propensity for mental acrobatics, alongside his immense arrogance, was how Epstein rationalized his crimes to himself.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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Common biases include herd mentality, overconfidence, confirmation bias, loss aversion, and anchoring.—
Chris Stevens,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Oct. 2025
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Carolina is aiming for its first winning record through seven games since 2019, but can’t afford overconfidence, with winless NYJ a desperate, tempting home ‘dog.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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Coaching successfully in such conditions requires a mixture of humility and self-confidence, as well as a certain cunning.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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For creatives and business women alike, looking the part can be the key to not only self-confidence but also self-actualization.—
Brianna J. Heath,
Essence,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To me, that’s a sign of growing self-assurance, not intolerance.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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There are very few people who have Posey’s level of self-assurance.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Eddie’s brashness contrasted with Gus’s more reserved nature, but their differences amused one another.—
Rob Rossi,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Macelaru and pianist Grimaud seem to glory in the brashness of them.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
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The captain also saw what everyone else did on Saturday, too — Michkov’s confidence seems to be on the rise.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Truly’s confidence and abilities certainly don’t appear to be an issue.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Democrats are not ready to cave to GOP pressure to reopen the government without more assurances on health insurance subsidies, and Republicans are not opening the door to further concessions.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Before shelling out a significant portion of their cash for a diamond engagement ring or other fine jewelry, purchasers depended on conventional jewelers for in-person assurance for decades.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Cockiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cockiness. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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