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Recent Examples of self-glorification
That’s different than self-glorification — that’s about being part of the ideal.
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The underlying corruption of FIFA, which runs the World Cup, makes the organization a willing accomplice in his quest for self-glorification.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2026
At the same time, the song channeled the slightly uncomfortable fusion of selflessness and self-glorification that pop and rock ‘n’ roll stars inevitably projected during the charity-rock-event ’80s.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Jan. 2024
Writing about other peoples has long been in service of self-glorification.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The underlying corruption of FIFA, which runs the World Cup, makes the organization a willing accomplice in his quest for self-glorification.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2026
At the same time, the song channeled the slightly uncomfortable fusion of selflessness and self-glorification that pop and rock ‘n’ roll stars inevitably projected during the charity-rock-event ’80s.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Jan. 2024
Writing about other peoples has long been in service of self-glorification.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-glorification
Noun
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There was too much egoism politically for each country to be all together with a unique economy, language and president.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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McGuane also reminded me that Hemingway was, to put it politely, a complicated personality, a domineering figure prone to brawling, affairs, and cask-strength egoism.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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All to justify his vanity project.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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The director describes him less as a young actor searching for a performance than as someone instinctively in tune with the character’s vanity, insecurity and swagger.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Most of the film plays out in something close to real time, and the directors, loath to hurry scenes along, slow the action down with a technical virtuosity that sometimes tilts into self-admiration.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2025
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At first, Oliver meekly and gratefully laps up, metaphorically, the warm milk of affection that the family bestows on him between their rounds of backbiting and oblivious self-admiration.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
18 Nov. 2023
Noun
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That historical egotism fuelled their headiest ambitions.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Play Now Toni’s blasé egotism is mostly consistent across a film filled with conspiracy, backstabbing, and political fallout.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In Kenny’s mind, the placement was a jab at his old rival’s vainglory: the ultimate satire.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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The conceit is saved from vainglory by the gravity Cage brings to the performance.—
Isaac Butler,
The New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2023
Noun
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Yet succumbing to hubris is now more dangerous than ever.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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In the biblical Tower of Babel story, humans are driven by hubris to try to create a tower tall enough to touch the sky, angering God in the process.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
25 May 2026
Noun
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After 50 minutes of self-satisfaction, the hero fades serenely into a sunset that Dudamel made miraculously mystical.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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There should be no smug self-satisfaction in the destructive power of bombs and deafening explosions.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But emergency management officials across Central Florida fear the somewhat sunny forecast may lead residents to develop a sense of complacency — especially after last season, when not a single tropical storm or hurricane struck the state.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2026
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His has been a one-man crusade against complacency.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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“Self-glorification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-glorification. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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