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Recent Examples of self-esteem Through fun games, activities, and free running events across New York City, our goal is to create lifelong athletes, while building their confidence and self-esteem. Rob Simmelkjaer, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025 Other research shows media literacy helps improve self-esteem, body image and even civic engagement. S.t. Barnes, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2025 The older vocabulary of life-defining commitments and meaning-making projects continued to wither while a new lexicon took hold: self-acceptance, self-esteem, self-love. January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 3 May 2025 In some ways, attribution bias serves the purpose of promoting self-esteem, which helps people overcome challenges in life, White said. Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-esteem
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-esteem
Noun
  • The crowd erupted in applause, the Chicago Tribune reported, as a wave of pride swept over the city’s Catholic community.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 11 May 2025
  • Hudson has been vocal about her pride in her family and their New England fisherman roots.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • My coat and my ego were a bit tarnished as my husband rushed to help me up.
    James Barron, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • Also, any shred of ego one has left after a lifetime of motherhood and being a caregiver/support person will get completely zeroed out while milling around a bunch of athletes.
    Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Want to boost your confidence, income and career success?
    Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 19 May 2025
  • Today, Twine is announcing the launch of the Makers Mindset Accelerator: a premium video course designed to help CPG founders scale with clarity, confidence and strategy.
    Karin Eldor, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • As its name implies, the Emotional Support lip balm ($24), is anything but a vanity project.
    Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • According to nutritionist Payal Kothari, author of The Gut, the rise of the high-protein diet has been driven by a mix of vanity and virality.
    Sara Hussain, Vogue, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Plus, babies who use sign language before speaking learn to talk earlier, score higher on intelligence tests, develop a larger vocabulary, and display more self-confidence compared to their non-signing peers.
    Leslie Garisto Pfaff, Parents, 15 May 2025
  • Several years later, Mischel noticed a strong correlation between the success of some of those kids later in life (better grades, higher self-confidence) and their ability to delay gratification in nursery school.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • That kind of self-respect becomes a superpower for life.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 6 May 2025
  • Still, one hopes that other universities that find themselves in the administration’s crosshairs — and there are many of them now — follow Harvard’s example and make self-respect, and respect for the law, unsurprising again.
    M. Gessen, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Those assurances had been met in the Friday executive order, the governor’s press release said.
    Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
  • Making the most of limited time Because many of them are the sandwich generation right now—with aging parents as well as their own kids to contend with—Gen Xers want assurance there will be something for everyone to enjoy.
    Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • That composure led to him landing a knee in the third round after a scramble to get off the mat and setting up the ground strikes that finished the fight at the 3:43 mark of Round 3.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
  • George looked visibly thrilled, while Charlotte gazed upward with quiet composure.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 5 May 2025

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“Self-esteem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-esteem. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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