as in confidence
great faith in oneself or one's abilities
because of her self-assurance she could bring herself to quit her dead-end job and start her own company
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Recent Examples of self-assurance
That insinuates a real level of self-assurance at an early age.
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
Far from the brash self-assurance that dominates social media, true confidence speaks in much lower tones, notes Roxie Nafousi.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
As master of ceremonies at her Fool’s Moon cabaret, Puella displays the kind of unearned self-assurance that usually wins praise for men and scorn for women.
—Michael Snyder, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
The socialization lessons include the art of shaking hands, which most of the boys do upon greeting the older men — some shyly, eyes down, some with self-assurance.
—Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
Far from the brash self-assurance that dominates social media, true confidence speaks in much lower tones, notes Roxie Nafousi.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
As master of ceremonies at her Fool’s Moon cabaret, Puella displays the kind of unearned self-assurance that usually wins praise for men and scorn for women.
—Michael Snyder, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
The socialization lessons include the art of shaking hands, which most of the boys do upon greeting the older men — some shyly, eyes down, some with self-assurance.
—Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-assurance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-assurance
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The over-all electricity of the restaurant—its confidence, its clarity, its idiosyncrasy—feels true to the early years of Momofuku, and makes Kabawa a tropical bulwark against New York’s recent retreat into the anesthetizing comforts of French food and steak houses.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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As all 2,161 of their fans entered Fratton Park, the nerves were palpable — but there was an air of confidence.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Without robust standards and awareness, pricing shifts and country of origin don’t offer much assurance of any meaningful progress.—
Zoe Bayliss Wong,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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But on the occasions when the ball did find him around the box, the cocky assurance that saw him nutmeg Branthwaite en route to scoring a 29-minute hat-trick in last season’s corresponding fixture was nowhere to be seen.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The success of Un Verano Sin Ti—nominated for a Grammy for album of the Year, and the first album by a Latin artist to have 10 billion streams on Spotify, as well as being the album with the most streams in 2022 and 2023, among other accolades—gave him self-confidence.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
1 May 2025
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To go up 2-0 against St. Louis just to lose again, pushed out of the series by a team that found another level, would challenge any athlete’s self-confidence.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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After the one-two punch (or burning, or stabbing) of the siege on Jackson and Joel’s murder, a more sedate, transitional episode lets the characters regain their composure as much as the viewers.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2025
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Maintaining its strong Eastern Conference standing will require a level of finishing and composure that was noticeably absent Saturday night.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Self-assurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-assurance. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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