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Recent Examples of overconfidence
Past success can create a dangerous form of overconfidence.
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Roy Ward, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Cognitive biases—such as overconfidence or the tendency to overlook low-probability events—can cloud judgment and lead to poor risk management.
—Trent Hoerr, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Removal Of Human Error Even the most experienced financial professionals are prone to human error, some of which include overconfidence, recency bias and emotional decision-making.
—Logan Weaver, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
But ultimately, Brazil, as a nation, exuded overconfidence going into the final game, and the players themselves suffered from nerves — not for the last time in a World Cup.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 May 2025
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Roy Ward, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Cognitive biases—such as overconfidence or the tendency to overlook low-probability events—can cloud judgment and lead to poor risk management.
—Trent Hoerr, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Removal Of Human Error Even the most experienced financial professionals are prone to human error, some of which include overconfidence, recency bias and emotional decision-making.
—Logan Weaver, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
But ultimately, Brazil, as a nation, exuded overconfidence going into the final game, and the players themselves suffered from nerves — not for the last time in a World Cup.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overconfidence
Noun
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This silliness, the silliness of his arrogance, was actually funny to me.—
Ottessa Moshfegh,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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On the dark side, however, Mercury in Leo can spark moments of arrogance and stubbornness.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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No Smoke and Mirrors, Just Strategic Thinking with a Human Dimension So, add your own sense of humility to prediction-making—not to undermine your self-confidence, but to enrich your thinking with humanity.—
Stanley C. Middleman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The seminars serve as a way to help students envision themselves as being successful and create more self-confidence.—
Irit Skulnik,
Baltimore Sun,
27 June 2025
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Full of confidence and eager to prove the worth of his colt, the veteran conditioner brilliantly prepared Forever Young for another run on American soil in the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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The findings show a growing generational divide in workplace confidence, and these fears are not necessarily unfounded.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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This growing self-assurance is accompanied by greater willingness to switch providers: 56% of U.S. women aged 25 to 34 report being likely to change banks, compared with just 19% of women over 65.—
Carrie McCabe,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Recent realizations about your life, childhood, and more have rocked your self-assurance.—
Liz Simmons,
StyleCaster,
24 June 2025
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The vote remained open for more than three hours Saturday night as holdouts met with Senate GOP leaders to seek assurances on the bill.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
29 June 2025
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Our assurance stems from a thorough evaluation that contrasts its current valuation with its historical operating performance and financial health.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The presumption is that Wallace is the basketball guy and Tenzer is the numbers guru.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
23 June 2025
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In the past, this mattered little as states acted with a presumption of openness and minimal restrictions.—
Emily Kilcrease,
Foreign Affairs,
9 June 2025
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“Overconfidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overconfidence. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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