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verb

as in to congratulate
to think highly of (oneself) he prides himself on the quality of his writing

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Recent Examples of pride
Noun
Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell panned an invite-only pride event that the team behind the hit musical Hamilton organized in coordination with five Democratic senators on Monday evening to protest President Donald Trump’s takeover of the national cultural center. David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2025 Like other Farhadi films, The Salesman puts masculinity under a microscope, showing how the male protagonists massage their pride to their families’ detriment. Tiara Ataii, Vulture, 24 June 2025
Verb
Mount Dora, Florida Mount Dora is an old Florida town that prides itself on throwing a classic Fourth of July parade. Heather Bien, Southern Living, 18 June 2025 The same investors who pride themselves on funding revolutionary technologies in other fields have become surprisingly conventional in their biotech investments. Samir Khleif, Time, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for pride
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pride
Noun
  • Perhaps this is because the power couple are the current owners of Casa Rosa, a jewel of contemporary architecture designed by Andrés Casillas de Alba in 1978.
    Katia Contreras, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2025
  • The philanthropist and felon endowed L.A. with what was then the largest urban park in the world and still remains a jewel of the city.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • The main bedroom included a four-poster mahogany bed, a fireplace, a love seat, and a small table, while the bathroom offered dual vanities, ample closet space, and a deep soaking tub.
    Carole Dixon, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2025
  • Fire vanity projects and double down on core values.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • On this trip, there would be no time for work anxieties or type-A chasing of personal bests.
    Kathy Roberson, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
  • Profar had career bests in average (.280), OBP (.380) and slugging percentage (.459) in 2024 for San Diego.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Verb
  • Fellow actors congratulated the couple in the comments section.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 23 June 2025
  • Vice President Vance, a veteran and frequent skeptic of foreign intervention, congratulated the troops and others involved in the strike on Sunday morning.
    Colin Meyn, The Hill, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Athit Perawongmetha | Reuters China is devising more ways for foreign institutions to use the yuan, as international confidence in the U.S. dollar falters.
    Lee Ying Shan,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 June 2025
  • Khan said the data actually instills confidence in the health of the overall housing market.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • If the happy memories some people deposit in the Antidote’s vaults are treasures, then so, in a sense, are the ones that could have brought justice.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 27 June 2025
  • When word spreads about an ancient treasure ship discovered off the Korean coast, the uncle-nephew duo races against time and rival treasure hunters to claim their fortune.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • When egos are set aside, silos are broken, and people move as one — kids are found, hope is restored, and the system starts to change.
    Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • The recent taco taunting has been a blow to his fragile ego that couldn’t go unanswered.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • According to Back, this intellectual aristocracy persisted until the dilution of Bloomsbury by new members from outside the family lineage.
    Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 14 May 2025
  • The landed aristocracy of Great Britain long ago discovered that to be a way to keep their inheritance intact.
    Miami Herasld Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025

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“Pride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pride. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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