as in egotist
a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests
their boss is a demanding egoist who insists that everything be done her way
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Recent Examples of egoist
The former vice-president’s characterizations of peers such as Pete Buttigieg (talented but too gay for the America to accept as her running mate), and Josh Shapiro (an egoist) are not particularly juicy, but have already caused bad blood.
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Book Marks
september 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
The adage about egoists who want to be the bride at every wedding proved literally true.
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Danny Heitman,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 May 2025
Book Marks
september 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
The adage about egoists who want to be the bride at every wedding proved literally true.
—
Danny Heitman,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egoist
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Fittingly, the song’s thumping beat is heard twice, real loud, in Rosebush Pruning, Karim Aїnouz’s high-gloss, pitch-dark satire about an American family described by one of its scions as mediocre, vapid egotists, who will never have to work thanks to a large inheritance.
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Chalk up gridlock, crowded trains and prohibited watch parties at MSG to the self-serving egomaniac who literally demands to be the center of attention!
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But the role hits a little close to home for Noir, who’s dealing with an egomaniac of his own at work.
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Jennifer Lopez has apparently known some narcissists in her life.
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But that version of myself who’s a narcissist totally would.
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This Jamaican restaurant, located just off Main Street, brings Caribbean flavors to Mackinac Island’s solid rotation of restaurants, with planked whitefish and jerk chicken sandwiches.
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After Game 4, jerks were throwing things at Victor Wembanyama.
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The only leaders more buffoonish and lethal than the fairground hucksters elected in our failing democracies are the omnipotent clowns of tyranny.
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Up until his first day of filming Jackass, Steve-O was a clown in nightclubs, cruise ships and at a flea-market circus.
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“Egoist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egoist. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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