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Recent Examples of overconfidence
Concerns about his height (6-foot-1-inch), regression in 2025 and arm overconfidence are valid.
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Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Behaviorally, critics say, people approach prediction markets as a gambler would—and because prediction market platforms are promoted as an investment tool, there is arguably the danger of even riskier user activity due to overconfidence in trading.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Tyrants generally get drunk on their own power, which progressively reduces restraint, increases entitlement and self-focus and amps up risk taking and overconfidence while escalating social isolation, corruption and defensive paranoia.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
The overconfidence and obsequiousness of LLMs are training choices.
—Bruce Schneier, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2026
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Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Behaviorally, critics say, people approach prediction markets as a gambler would—and because prediction market platforms are promoted as an investment tool, there is arguably the danger of even riskier user activity due to overconfidence in trading.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Tyrants generally get drunk on their own power, which progressively reduces restraint, increases entitlement and self-focus and amps up risk taking and overconfidence while escalating social isolation, corruption and defensive paranoia.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
The overconfidence and obsequiousness of LLMs are training choices.
—Bruce Schneier, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overconfidence
Noun
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Bridgeman doesn’t speak with arrogance but with a calm, aw-shucks confidence.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Chances are, whether that’s empowerment or arrogance depends on your take on Gu’s national representation.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Speed is not overrated, confidence is required and cockiness is usually welcome.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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The great thing is society already embraces cockiness—just not from women.—
Samyra,
SELF,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The secret to mental toughness is self-confidence.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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What could be tested during this time are your ability to see reality over wishful thinking, self-confidence despite setbacks, feeling lovable even if someone doesn’t come through, showing up even if someone else doesn’t.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The coalition led by Abubakar and Obi may yet figure out a maneuver and policy outlook that commands Nigerians’ attention and confidence.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Students who experience high-quality civic education are more likely to complete college and develop employable skills, vote, discuss current issues, speak in public with confidence, contact public officials and volunteer in their communities to address issues of common concern.—
Erin Carlson Mast,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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In her tenure so far, the CEO has fostered a self-assurance absent from the brand in recent years.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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The 19-year-old’s self-assurance couldn’t come at a better time.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Given the government’s refund assurances, however, the trade court put all the lawsuits on hold until the Supreme Court’s decision.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
20 Feb. 2026
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Scores of vendors are owed millions of dollars after being stiffed for several years, even while Baker and his team gave assurances that all would work out and that the combination of Saks and Neiman’s would eventually thrive.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
20 Feb. 2026
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Federal registration of a mark provides an exclusive right to use those marks and a presumption of ownership.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The maximalism and somewhat uncompromising presumption of a newspaper, with its warren of sections and columns and byways, is a quiet reproach to its audience’s most parochial instincts.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Overconfidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overconfidence. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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