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Recent Examples of egoless
The Knicks then defined teamwork during their postseason surge past the Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers and Spurs, coming together as a cohesive, egoless juggernaut.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
That team featured players who cut, moved, shot, and hit the open man with an egoless ease.
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Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
On to neo-soul, a genre that could only be seen as a vessel for humble, egoless artistry to someone who has engaged with the genre primarily through interracial couple TikTok accounts and Instagram slideshows.
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Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
17 Mar. 2026
Dosunmu always has taken an egoless approach to his role with the Bulls.
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Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
With searing honesty, Keaton describes the rituals and emotions elicited by her eating disorder with egoless bravery.
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Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
26 Dec. 2025
Among them, not least, is the modest, egoless ideal of democratic tradition captured so perfectly in such American monuments as the Lincoln Memorial, which shows not a hero but a man, seated, in grave contemplation.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
That team featured players who cut, moved, shot, and hit the open man with an egoless ease.
—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
On to neo-soul, a genre that could only be seen as a vessel for humble, egoless artistry to someone who has engaged with the genre primarily through interracial couple TikTok accounts and Instagram slideshows.
—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
17 Mar. 2026
Dosunmu always has taken an egoless approach to his role with the Bulls.
—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
With searing honesty, Keaton describes the rituals and emotions elicited by her eating disorder with egoless bravery.
—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
26 Dec. 2025
Among them, not least, is the modest, egoless ideal of democratic tradition captured so perfectly in such American monuments as the Lincoln Memorial, which shows not a hero but a man, seated, in grave contemplation.
—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egoless
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Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator.
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Oxygen transfer involves several interacting processes; many of them converge at the humble cork.
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This is not about being hyper self-critical, by the way.
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The comment comes as AWS prepares to publish what may be the most substantive piece of self-critical research to emerge from a major cloud provider this year.
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As the trailer tells us, the pleasantly diffident Mona (Moore) is thrown way out of orbit following an audition for a musical show.
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To strangers, Kay seemed demure, diffident, even shy, an impression her youthful appearance helped create.
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Contrasting her with the meek, mysterious, and passive Anthy, the series examines the constrictions both men and women face via traditional gender roles, with an eye towards gender fluidity that remains radical today.
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The series centers on Cha Myung-jo, a meek worker at a company producing imitation character stickers who, despite nominally heading his household, lives in the shadow of his far more capable wife.
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This film, so seemingly unassertive, apparently rambling and plotless, has a devastating impact and aftershock.
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Accommodating, which is unassertive and cooperative, prioritizes the needs and preferences of others over one’s own in order to maintain harmony.
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Playing Mary Bennet — Elizabeth’s younger and more timid sister — Bruccoleri set out to portray the coming of age story of a Regency woman.
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Don’t be timid; get the crust good and wet before proceeding.
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Because SpaceX's publicly tradable float remains small compared with its total market capitalization, even a modest index weighting could require meaningful purchases from passive investment vehicles.
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The organization is seeking investors willing to accept modest returns in exchange for preserving historic buildings, supporting local businesses and maintaining the character of West Marin communities.
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“Egoless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egoless. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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