as in self-gratulatory
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Adjective
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When the product delivers clear value and distinctive experiences at sea and ashore, travel agents feel confident recommending the brand.—
Adam Goldstein,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026 -
This Elvis comes across confident, breezy, comfortable and funny.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Kelly would do well to study the kind of subtle resistance that Gummer puts up here; even if John was less self-assured, Caroline’s reactions seem more alive.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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Professionals who are self-assured don’t need to perform credibility.—
Britney Porter,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Research shows that only children tend to be self-confident, well-organized, and ambitious.—
Cynthia Hanson,
Parents,
17 Feb. 2026
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But beyond the timeless hits, the strong-willed and self-confident Arcángel has become an avid supporter of next-gen stars including Bad Bunny, Young Miko, Feid, Grupo Frontera, Maria Becerra and Carrión.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Far too modest and deeply felt to come off as self-congratulatory, Ataei and Keshavarz’s film tells the story of two women — an avant-garde theater director and an improvisational dancer — whose friendship is as unbothered by the government as their work is defined by it.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2026
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Her enthusiasm for connection and her earnest (but never self-congratulatory) search for truth seem to seep into the foundations of the novel, which is ultimately a hopeful tale of family transformation.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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People forget that being an athlete is selfish.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
12 Feb. 2026
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The first, the sewing machine, was created by a selfish and ambitious inventor who wanted all the credit and was willing to fight a war for it.—
Luis Gallo,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Self-adulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-adulatory. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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