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Recent Examples of self-flattering
Sugimoto’s ecoformalism consists in challenging this self-flattering intuition.
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Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Not waste time on glib and self-flattering diversions.
—Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Convert a self-flattering remark into a mixture of both humility-based and complaint-based.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The notion that history is a story of progress is another self-flattering illusion.
—Helena Rosenblatt, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Not waste time on glib and self-flattering diversions.
—Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Convert a self-flattering remark into a mixture of both humility-based and complaint-based.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The notion that history is a story of progress is another self-flattering illusion.
—Helena Rosenblatt, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-flattering
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But on Team Reggie, there’s no ruthless Jack Donaghy, no narcissistic Jenna Maroney.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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Jagged shards of memory shown in flashbacks suggest Laura’s fear and vulnerability as a young girl (played by the filmmakers’ daughter Eliz Mundruczó), alongside indications of narcissistic, at times violent Ivan’s shortcomings as a parent.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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A lot of tennis players are so egocentric.—
Patrick McEnroe,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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But research on egocentric bias shows that leaders vastly overestimate how much audiences care about the company's journey.—
Harrison Monarth,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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In hindsight, that moment of hubristic braggadocio may have provoked the wrath of the retail gods.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
19 Nov. 2025
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In our own history, the failures of the Vietnam and Iraq wars owed less to insufficient brawn than to arrogance, cultural blindness, and the hubristic dismissal of diplomacy as weakness.—
Loree Sutton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Pitt definitely feels like the type of workplace where conceited doctors-in-training are pretty much guaranteed to quickly get knocked down a peg.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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But Grande’s conceited blonde bubblehead gains in stature here as Glinda assumes statesmanlike responsibility to spread goodness in Oz, while experiencing crushing romantic disappointment that humbles her and deflates her vanity.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Nov. 2025
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Please don’t take this in an egotistical way.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2026
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Starring Oscar Isaac as a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a monstrous creature (played by Jacob Elordi) to life despite all odds and with dire consequences.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Woods kept everyone guessing — a favorite hobby of his — with one word and a smug grin last week at Riviera when he was asked if playing in the Masters was off the table.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, a young Denholm Elliott makes for a delightfully smug Edgar Linton, and the underrated Angela Thornton brings to Isabella Linton a welcome sensuality.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Three hundred high school players gather at a remote facility to compete in ruthless trials where only one will emerge as the world’s greatest and most egoistic striker.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
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The old order is fraying not because Europe is weak or complacent or guilelessly reliant on diplomatic institutions, but because authoritarian powers are increasingly willing to work together to forcefully reshape the world order.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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Well, now is not the time for the Giants to get complacent.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Self-flattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-flattering. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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