as in self-adulatory
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Adjective
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The big story Just a week after a breakthrough in U.S.-China trade tensions, neither side can yet be confident that the other is holding up their end of the bargain.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
21 May 2025 -
The club, for their part, are confident they will be granted entry.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Played masterfully by Simone, Keisha is self-assured and determined.—
Ebonie Walker,
Refinery29,
12 May 2025
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But with her band, the Attachment Theory, as evident at Friday night’s set at the Salt Shed, audiences can now witness a more confident and self-assured version of Van Etten, one who is ready and perhaps eager to embody her true rock superstardom.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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The Ultraman of the comics would need a whole lot of convincing to help A.R.G.U.S. or anyone else to work for something other than his own selfish designs; not to mention doing it while hiding his identity.—
Michileen Martin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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What Pete Rose did was selfish, illicit, shameful, crooked.—
John Nogowski,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2025
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Nobody likes self-congratulatory marketing that treats charitable work like a trophy.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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But a self-congratulatory tone was adopted after announcing a 90-day pause on the reciprocal tariffs.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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So when an overconfident Dedra enters the antique shop on her own to arrest Luthen, and Luthen takes advantage of this to attempt suicide so he can’t be forced to turn on his allies, Kleya is given an impossible but necessary task.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2025
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Business history is littered with failures rooted in the suppression of dissenting views: Swissair’s board became increasingly insular and overconfident before the airline's collapse in 2002.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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“Self-gratulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-gratulatory. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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