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Recent Examples of overconfidence
Stimulants like cocaine or methamphetamine may lead to overconfidence and aggressive driving.
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Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
This overconfidence manifests in workplace behavior.
—Tarun Galagali, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
If professors or software tools look for tone uniformity or overconfidence as signs of AI authorship, a student could bypass those markers simply by prompting ChatGPT to mimic the imperfections of human writing.
—Chris Reed, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
The show’s early years often played the chasm between Theo’s overconfidence and the outcomes of his actions for laughs too.
—Laura Bradley, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
This overconfidence manifests in workplace behavior.
—Tarun Galagali, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
If professors or software tools look for tone uniformity or overconfidence as signs of AI authorship, a student could bypass those markers simply by prompting ChatGPT to mimic the imperfections of human writing.
—Chris Reed, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
The show’s early years often played the chasm between Theo’s overconfidence and the outcomes of his actions for laughs too.
—Laura Bradley, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overconfidence
Noun
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The series follows the fictional Holliday, a former star whose arrogance burned every bridge.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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Blenkin told Variety in September 2025 that his character's laughter comes from arrogance.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What everybody loves about Ortegas is that can do mentality and also that cockiness.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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The film has that Scott-ian sleekness (but is really directed by Swedish filmmaker Daniel Espinosa in his Hollywood debut), and Washington rules with his super-chill cockiness.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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My self-confidence and self-worth had been destroyed.—
Soph Warnes,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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What lessons about resilience and self-confidence came directly out of the process of making this project?—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lessons will include crafting song lyrics, gaining confidence in artistic expression and pairing songwriters with students in a mentorship program.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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That the students in those schools gained focus and confidence, learning to problem-solve in and out of class.—
Jack Korngold,
Rolling Stone,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Chelsea are sorely lacking leadership and self-assurance, hardly surprising given the inexperience throughout a quickly thinning squad.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Popping and polished, a small but powerful ritual of self-assurance.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But some neighbors dismissed the assurances.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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Trump also gave Wall Street some assurance that the administration would give Nvidia licenses to offer its H20 AI chip in China – a crucial market for the company.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The law also sets up a new legal presumption that the evaluator's opinion is correct.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
27 Sep. 2025
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And helping Kyiv get these systems will necessitate that NATO change its presumptions and priorities.—
ANDRIY ZAGORODNYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Overconfidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overconfidence. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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