1
as in ambitious
having a strong desire for personal advancement
a self-seeking schemer who claimed others' ideas and achievements as his own
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as in selfish
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests
a self-seeking woman who could be counted on to sidetrack all conversation into a discussion of her problems
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Adjective
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This year’s edition, moreover, is more ambitious than ever.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
24 June 2025 -
What’s more, Russia’s strategy in Ukraine has provided a possible playbook not only for China but also for North Korea for using the threat of a nuclear attack as a shield to enable increasingly ambitious regional aggression.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Iran is not a backward place, even if its current government is backward-looking and selfish.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
24 June 2025
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There’s nobody selfish, one through nine, and the bench players, too.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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Back then, Stamets was a student and aspiring mycologist, and Chilton was a commercial mushroom grower.—
Mattha Busby,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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For all the California-bashing, the state remains one of the world’s largest economies, still the place where aspiring actors and filmmakers go to pursue their dreams, whose rich agricultural fields are crucial to feeding America.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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“Self-seeking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-seeking. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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