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Recent Examples of self-centered This includes uncouth habits like bad hygiene, inconsiderate acts like being self-centered or a violation of social norms. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 Venis is ambitious, juvenile, and self-centered, even questioning whether other people are as real as him and his friends. Andrew R. Chow, Time, 31 May 2025 Trump is self-centered, boastful and uncaring about the needs of others. Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025 The second thing is that a lot of our discussion about happiness is overly self-centered. Renée Onque, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025 Ava Daniels is a young comedy writer who is unable to find work due to an insensitive tweet and her reputation for being self-centered and arrogant. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 Real celebrities guest-starred in often awkward encounters with the always vain and self-centered Miss Piggy. James Mercadante, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025 But those comments should have cast a much stronger warning against this very bad and self-centered idea. Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025 Subtly reinforcing contributions through results and collaboration ensures recognition without sounding self-centered. - Sariki Abungwo, Blesatech Consultancy Services 10. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-centered
selfish
Adjective
  • Iran is not a backward place, even if its current government is backward-looking and selfish.
    Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2025
  • There’s nobody selfish, one through nine, and the bench players, too.
    Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 21 June 2025

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“Self-centered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-centered. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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