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Recent Examples of egoism Psychological egoism is at play here, too, with Jimmy’s extreme emotional investment in getting Grace help. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024 Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information, Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism. Sean Illing, Vox, 11 Aug. 2024 The pain, the social climbing, the lack of ethics, and the post-war, orgiastic egoism are what the work is really about. Christian Lewis, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024 But that wild egoism that’s needed to put down 40-hour training weeks and shut off everything else, that’s fading. Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for egoism
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Noun
  • Approach LinkedIn DMs with service instead of selfishness, so sales become a natural byproduct of connection.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Batemen gets a few moving monologues, but Vince’s heavier dose of morbid witticisms aren’t enough to overcome his pervasive selfishness and abominable behavior (nor is a late-arriving revelation about his past).
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There was no vanity in her, which is what Fran McDormand had.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The homeowner’s suite, comprising a large bedroom, a sitting/dressing room, lots of closet space, and a bathroom with marble vanities, spills onto a deck overlooking the yard.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Thanks to his clever punchlines that carry zero sting, the biggest names in TV can leave the ceremony with unbruised egos.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This wasn’t a choice that should have been left to an individual’s ego, an individual’s ambition.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Egoism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egoism. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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