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Recent Examples of self-congratulatory
That’s far more than hollow audit committee charters, toothless assurance models and self-congratulatory periodic reporting.
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Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
This presumes the candidate already delivers quality work, inadvertently steering them toward giving a self-congratulatory response.
—Shiran Danoch, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
President Donald Trump delivered a Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday that combined solemn tributes with pointed political remarks and self-congratulatory rhetoric, in a speech that diverged from the traditional tone of presidential remembrance.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 26 May 2025
Nobody likes self-congratulatory marketing that treats charitable work like a trophy.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
This presumes the candidate already delivers quality work, inadvertently steering them toward giving a self-congratulatory response.
—Shiran Danoch, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
President Donald Trump delivered a Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday that combined solemn tributes with pointed political remarks and self-congratulatory rhetoric, in a speech that diverged from the traditional tone of presidential remembrance.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 26 May 2025
Nobody likes self-congratulatory marketing that treats charitable work like a trophy.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-congratulatory
Adjective
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Shayla is the affluent love interest of Steven in season 1, who is self-assured and poised.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
16 July 2025
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Most of the new actors are terrific, either by leaning into the way their characters are younger and less self-assured than the originals, or by bringing definition to the sketchier and more obscure characters.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Willy Adames is confident the Giants could’ve turned two.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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So here’s what the data is saying: Corporations are confident—just look at buybacks.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The United States seems to be the only major nation that’s in the grip of such mercenary and selfish dogma.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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Each declaration chips away at the outdated beliefs that wealth is unladylike or selfish.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Overprotected kids become anxious, risk-averse adults, or overconfident spenders with no sense of consequences.—
Christine Michel Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Just don't get overconfident and overtax the motor on thick, glutinous batter—or keep this running for long mixing times above 10 minutes.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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To Tess, her daughter is self-centered, ungrateful and way too loud.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
12 July 2025
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To do so would not only be quixotic but appear selfish and self-centered to the hundreds of employees who would lose their jobs, the researchers who would lose their funding, and the hundreds of students who could lose financial aid or have their visas withheld.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Though Dirty Dom’s in-ring debut began in 2020, the pretentious son of Rey Mysterio Jr. inherited his slick ways from iconic WWE superstar Eddie Guerrero.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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Brands that create fabulous-looking but pompous and pretentious campaigns just feel inauthentic.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Going to say that’s a little bit presumptuous, Netflix.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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From rowdy behavior to overcrowding, tourists have earned a bad rap from locals – with Americans often seen as some of the loudest and presumptuous ones – but a new survey reveals whether Europeans actually agree.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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After all, Bill can be a buzzkill, and the Hills’ other neighbors, such as the conspiratorial Dale Gribble across the alley and the holier-than-thou Minh and Kahn Souphanousinphone next door, are flawed too.—
Adrienne Matei,
The Atlantic,
13 Aug. 2025
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And Velia Martínez, who played the Spanish-speaking, holier-than-thou grandmother set in her ways, was born in Tampa, fluent in English and a longtime actress in Mexico and Cuba.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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“Self-congratulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-congratulatory. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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