megalomaniacs

plural of megalomaniac
as in jerks
a person who believes that he or she has unlimited power or importance Their CEO is a real megalomaniac who feels she can partake in any luxury with the company's profits.

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Recent Examples of megalomaniacs The Houthis are led by a family of clerical megalomaniacs who have been prophesying apocalyptic war since the early 2000s. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • Life is too short to work with jerks.
    Shayne Fitz-Coy, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Needless to say, all these vain, privileged, self-promoting jerks are soon going to make CW’s acquaintance, then regret it — even as vengeful Madison zeroes in on that lady’s whereabouts.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In the steamy underwear ad, Rosalía rocks a matching black bra and panty set with matching black tights and heels.
    Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Her sky-high platform heels in cornstarch yellow gave drama!
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Strangely, all the clowns with Ukraine flags 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 in their bio are also all silent on this one.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The sheriff threatens to arrest Morticia on account of aiding and abetting a murderer, but Gomez points out that these clowns (the cops) abandoned Nevermore to protect Normies at Pilgrim World.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These jokers in Indianapolis acting the fool.
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Megalomaniacs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megalomaniacs. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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