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Recent Examples of self-congratulation Judge, always wary of self-congratulation, downplayed his contributions. Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 25 July 2025 Dismissed by some as an intellectual fad, EA, according to its founders, marked a serious and fundamental rethink of philanthropy, away from an exercise in black-tie self-congratulation and toward a rigorous quantitative science. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025 In The Atlantic, the former sheriff of King County, Washington, Sue Rahr, explains how such self-congratulation obscures so many less palatable truths. Maris Kreizman, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025 What bothers me more is the tone of self-congratulation that accompanies a project that has precious little to do with restorative justice. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 30 May 2025 The rollout comes with the usual self-congratulation. Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 No longer was the show building season-long plots around how megachurch culture has helped turn modern-day Christianity into a hotbed of self-congratulation and greed; that was now subtext. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-congratulation
Noun
  • On the surface, vanity PR may look good.
    Jenna Guarneri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The report suggests there could also be other operating issues with the vehicle's DC/AC inverter, glove box light, vanity lights, dome lamps, alarm portion of the horn, rear defrost, or the USB charger.
    James Powel, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There are moments, of course, especially with characters like Ken (Tim Key), a middle manager with an outsized ego who routinely makes a mess of things, but tonally this is a very different show than its predecessor.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Children being raised in different homes can still have positive outcomes if both parents are willing to put their egos aside and do the self-work needed to show up as the healthy adults their kids deserve.
    Essence, Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In a sloppy game, the Eagles will take pride in the turnover differential — the Eagles forced one and did not turn the ball over.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • They’re all held back by different things – pride, fear, shame – but all of them, in one way or another, are eventually set free by the truth.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This arrogance is not just limited to tech titans.
    Christian Josi, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • These traits do not always show up as arrogance.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • As such, Mahomes evidently not only is immune to complacency but actually has become more adamant with success.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Simply put, feeling good on a regular basis doesn’t lead to complacency.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Self-congratulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-congratulation. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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