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Recent Examples of egotism After his death the day after Easter at age 88, Francis was hailed for pushing Catholics and others to forsake egotism and materialism in favor of a kinder, more tolerant world focused above all on the marginalized. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025 On October 15, 1924, André Breton published a manifesto that was as notable for its belligerence as its egotism. Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Gratitude is the opposite of selfishness, egotism, avarice or narcissism. Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024 The 1960s-era egotism in that earlier vision was tempered. Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See All Example Sentences for egotism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egotism
Noun
  • The promo references the famous —or, sometimes, infamous — farewells that contestants leave, penned in lipstick, on the vanity mirrors where queens do their makeup.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 17 Sep. 2025
  • Place a container near your vanity to hold earrings, rings, hairpins, and coins.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, underneath that public bravado there is some truth in the fact that Britain has also characterized the visit that way, with the specific intention of appealing to Trump's ego in the hope of securing a better trade deal.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • This question opens up powerful lessons on letting go of control, ego, needing to be right or doing it all alone.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hirschhorn’s Josh manages to be endearing even when the character’s messiness and selfishness overwhelm him.
    Chad Jones, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Approach LinkedIn DMs with service instead of selfishness, so sales become a natural byproduct of connection.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This is different from egoism and self-centeredness.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • In advance of the ceremony, the finalists were asked an essential question: Orwell claimed that prose writers have four ‘great motivations’ (putting aside the need to earn a living): sheer egoism; aesthetic enthusiasm; historical impulse; and political purpose.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • As if back in character, Colfer sported a massive smile, while O'Malley pointed his finger at Colfer in pride with a poker face.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Have a few rounds of Guinness pulled with pride, maybe a scotch sour.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bad actors are counting on us to tear each other apart—to fall for the narcissism of small differences, to turn on our allies instead of our oppressors.
    Andrew Weinstein, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This is a warmonger that is basing his policy decisions around the region on narcissism and political ambitions that don't go beyond staying in power for no more than one month.
    Leila Fadel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Mitchell prides himself on being a no-nonsense, no-bulls*** kind of man, but his attitude can sometimes come across as arrogance.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This arrogance is not just limited to tech titans.
    Christian Josi, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This trait is characterized by grandiosity, egocentrism, a constant need for admiration and a strong sense of entitlement.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • Such assumptions are based more on psychological phenomena like egocentrism.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Egotism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egotism. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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