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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
The colt doesn’t know the racetrack he was bred for – the pride of Ruidoso – lies in ruins for the second year running, gutted by floodwaters that turned familiar dirt into a sucking bog of mud. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025 Named after his grandparents, the brand is an act of preservation—an archive stitched with memory, Southern pride, and a reverence for the people who raised him in Texas. Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
However, the Royals pride themselves on being a resilient team. Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025 And the insurer prides itself on its role in the lives of military families. Shefali Kapadia, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pride
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pride
Noun
  • Mackinac Island remains one of the jewels of the state’s tourism empire as over 1 million people visit the idyllic island each year.
    Carol Cain, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Jerusalem is the jewel of our hearts and our eternal capital.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Happy Valentine’s Day card The vanity in the dressing room of the pop-up is the Easter egg mother lode, according to the Spotify reps, who encouraged us to look closely on it for clues.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025
  • This means cleaning your toilet, vanity countertops, and scrubbing the shower door and tiles.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Likely had a breakout season last year, totaling 42 catches, 477 yards and six touchdowns — all career bests.
    Hunter Simpson, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Course Difficulty Flat, straight courses without many hills favor personal bests.
    Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Both Jeremy and Evi joined the couple for their engagement festivities and congratulated them in separate Instagram Stories.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Please join me in congratulating Peter on his new role and in welcoming him to Amazon.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Wahlberg, 54, plays a professional thief who recruits a new team in an attempt to rob a treasure recently recovered from the depths of the ocean.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
  • American budgets, jobs, health, welfare and environmental treasures cannot afford more energy fantasies, especially offshore wind.
    Craig Rucker, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Powers is really a one-time star quarterback Russ Holliday who bowed out of the game in disgrace following an incident where his oversized ego over-engaged with a fan.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Well, there are 8 billion people in the world and some of them have very strong egos and some are very rich.
    Rob Stein, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Lots of Guinness family members lived in England and had titles in British aristocracy, and some even became Protestant clergymen.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Like Macbeth, King Henry met his tragic end when a civil war broke out and the aristocracy turned against him.
    Marlene L. Daut September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025

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“Pride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pride. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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