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Recent Examples of ego Unfortunately, she’s seen the ego of some male coaches get in the way at tournaments. Doug Feinberg, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025 Before their egos ruined it, Buffalo Bill and Doc Carver hosted a traveling Wild West Show, starting in 1883. Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2025 On Saturday, on the streets of Washington, Donald Trump will throw himself a costly and ostentatious military parade, a gaudy display of waste and vainglory staged solely to inflate the president’s dirigible-sized ego. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025 Stay humble, set your ego aside, ask questions and keep curiosity alive. Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for ego
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ego
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Fire vanity projects and double down on core values.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Athit Perawongmetha | Reuters China is devising more ways for foreign institutions to use the yuan, as international confidence in the U.S. dollar falters.
    Lee Ying Shan,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 June 2025
  • Khan said the data actually instills confidence in the health of the overall housing market.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Ego.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ego. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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