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Recent Examples of overconfidence
This is a moment of genuine courage and growth, but it can be dismissed as snitching by viewers who can’t see past her overconfidence from several hours ago.
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
Hubris Boards that have consistently performed well or achieved strong returns can sometimes fall into a pattern of overconfidence.
—Committee Of 200, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
In today’s business environment, change and disruption are constant, and overconfidence can be the downfall of a senior leader.
—Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
And so his default or resting position is like awesomeness, overconfidence.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
Hubris Boards that have consistently performed well or achieved strong returns can sometimes fall into a pattern of overconfidence.
—Committee Of 200, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
In today’s business environment, change and disruption are constant, and overconfidence can be the downfall of a senior leader.
—Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
And so his default or resting position is like awesomeness, overconfidence.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overconfidence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overconfidence
Noun
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The arrogance of economics and its myriad equations, charts and numbers is astounding.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Others were negative traits to avoid, like irritability, arrogance, and combativeness.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The success of Un Verano Sin Ti—nominated for a Grammy for album of the Year, and the first album by a Latin artist to have 10 billion streams on Spotify, as well as being the album with the most streams in 2022 and 2023, among other accolades—gave him self-confidence.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
1 May 2025
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Adam has taught me several lessons throughout our relationship, from the importance of developing more self-confidence and self-compassion to inspiring me to start a therapy journey.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
28 Apr. 2025
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The over-all electricity of the restaurant—its confidence, its clarity, its idiosyncrasy—feels true to the early years of Momofuku, and makes Kabawa a tropical bulwark against New York’s recent retreat into the anesthetizing comforts of French food and steak houses.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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As all 2,161 of their fans entered Fratton Park, the nerves were palpable — but there was an air of confidence.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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That self-assurance helped the gifted actor make history, becoming the youngest person to sign a first-look deal at a studio at 14 years old.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Chapman attributes that self-assurance to Kershenbaum.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
5 Apr. 2025
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Without robust standards and awareness, pricing shifts and country of origin don’t offer much assurance of any meaningful progress.—
Zoe Bayliss Wong,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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But on the occasions when the ball did find him around the box, the cocky assurance that saw him nutmeg Branthwaite en route to scoring a 29-minute hat-trick in last season’s corresponding fixture was nowhere to be seen.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Bedrock Principle: Presumption of Innocence There is another vital fundamental principle endangered by this episode: the presumption of innocence in criminal proceedings.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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His request to keep Morales’ bond at $5 million was denied when Murphy acquiesced a request made by Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Howard S. Stein to raise bail by $2.5 million now that Morales no longer has the presumption of innocence.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Overconfidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overconfidence. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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