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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 -
Each declaration chips away at the outdated beliefs that wealth is unladylike or selfish.—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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Brilliant and brave, the poet and soldier was also entirely self-absorbed, turning the Adriatic city into his own personal manuscript.—
Ed Simon
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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Is Huda self-absorbed, overdramatic, extremely volatile, overly obsessed with traditional gender roles, and impossible to please?—
Shannon Keating,
Vulture,
19 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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Ethan’s leadership was poor and arguably self-involved; Joan let herself get manipulated; and Angelo’s now been in the bottom twice.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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Stone plays the glamorous and self-involved Ginger McKenna in the film, directed by Martin Scorsese.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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His personality is exuberant, empathetic, and self-obsessed.—
Ramon Ramirez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Be wary of becoming self-obsessed or overly fascinated with your interests.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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Avoid being domineering, but also avoid being stepped on by someone else.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 July 2025
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My Mom Died is a heartbreaking and hilarious recounting of McCurdy’s struggles as a former child actor while dealing with her overbearing, domineering mother.—
Charley Ross,
Glamour,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Hogan, the boastful wrestling icon, film and reality TV star, was a two-time inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame.—
Sue Carswell,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Freshly 17, the pride of Hollygrove runs through a laundry list of grievances that were gnawing at his mind, trading his typically boastful bars for tenderness and vulnerability.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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But his high-handed, arbitrary seizure of power may have permanently scarred the system of careful checks and balances meant to keep government at all levels accountable to the people.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Aug. 2025
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The sociopolitical implications of his story—desperate poverty, harassment by the police, along with exploitation by the boxing business and its high-handed authorities—are balanced by his earnest self-analyses and the detailing of his home life.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2024
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“Self-engrossed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-engrossed. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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