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as in pridefulness
a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance
finishing that survival course gave me a real sense of pride and confidence in my abilities
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as in jewel
an asset that brings praise or renown
an architectural and acoustical masterpiece, the concert hall is the pride of the whole city
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as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
so full of pride that they were ripe for a big comedown
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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
crackerjack test pilots who are the pride of the navy's air arm
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Recent Examples of pride
Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
But for a long time, the average American sports fan didn’t treat most international hockey tournaments like a potential source of national pride.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Even for a company that prides itself on moving fast and trying to achieve the near impossible.
—ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
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Noun
The shortcomings of that approach were apparent under the Biden administration, which took pride in more or less banishing economists from economic policy-making positions.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
But for a long time, the average American sports fan didn’t treat most international hockey tournaments like a potential source of national pride.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Verb
Casey, the Denver rookie fourth-round draft pick, prides himself on versatility.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Even for a company that prides itself on moving fast and trying to achieve the near impossible.
—ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pride
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This collection debuted in 2022, and its ingenious patented technology allows one piece of jewelry to be easily and freely reversed, creating two jewels in one.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The Fantasia and Frontières’ teams have long been front row center in Toronto’s popular Midnight Madness sidebar, a jewel in the genre universe that has premiered some dangerously hot acquisition titles over the years igniting.—
Jennie Punter,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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The powder room, meanwhile, features a one-off vanity made using two antique filing cabinets as base.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
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The point is, owners need to be thinking about the rhythm of the business rather than one-off transactions, and prioritizing cash flow over the vanity of locking in the lowest rate.—
Matthew Meehan,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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In all, Enhanced said there were 14 personal bests set by 12 athletes, all of them swimmers and weightlifters.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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Despite the sporadic flips between putting on offensive clinics and going silent, Nazar posted career bests of 15 goals, 26 assists and 41 points in 66 games.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Several celebrities, including Ilana Glazer and Uzo Aduba, congratulated the couple in the comments section.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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After congratulating each other on the mound, Aztecs players linked arms on the field, turned to their fans in the stands and sang the school’s fight song.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
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This lack of confidence and social anxiety is reflected by some of the books on Marilyn’s shelves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Wells Fargo will offer financing to builders interested in buying the printers, signaling institutional confidence in alternative construction.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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Small treasures that a child holds onto for safety and comfort.—
Lyz Lenz,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2026
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In 2025, archaeologists in northern Germany uncovered a hoard of roughly 1,000-year-old Viking treasures after a metal detectorist alerted officials to the find.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Crichton goes to a lot of effort to give plausible explanation to the harvesting and recombination of dinosaur DNA, and the mistakes that the involved human beings make are ones of ego, greed, and—more or less—neglecting to double-check their homework before turning it in.—
Ian Mackenzie,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Contrary to popular belief, Holmgren rejects the cliché that the greatest teams push egos aside, forgetting individual goals in the quest for a Larry O’Brien Trophy.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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The pair founded the company together in 2015; the row is a family squabble within the new AI aristocracy.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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College football has always been an aristocracy, and most fans like it that way.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pride. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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