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as in complacency
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as in gluttony
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as in indulgence
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Recent Examples of self-indulgence
On the other hand, excess and self-indulgence has been baked into the SNL DNA from the start.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2025
God-fearing women who never succumbed to self-indulgence, sloth, or selfishness were naturally beautiful.
—airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024
So many promising attacks and dangerous free kicks are sacrificed at the altar of self-indulgence.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
For the first time, there’s self-indulgence, tenderness.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2024
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2025
God-fearing women who never succumbed to self-indulgence, sloth, or selfishness were naturally beautiful.
—airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024
So many promising attacks and dangerous free kicks are sacrificed at the altar of self-indulgence.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
For the first time, there’s self-indulgence, tenderness.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-indulgence
Noun
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One of the critical lessons of World War II was the cost of complacency.—
Lt. General Leon Scott Rice,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2025
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The trailer opens with a couple seemingly struggling with their relationship, like issues of complacency and feelings of real love, after moving into a new home.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
5 May 2025
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Speaking of prizes, diners who finish a whole Slinger get honored with a certificate on the wall immortalizing their gluttony forever.—
Monica Eng,
Axios,
27 Jan. 2025
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Indulge in the morning gluttony.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
20 Dec. 2024
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But compared to luxurious collectibles, like say, designer bags or watches, toys that cost an average of $20 to $40 are not as expensive, and in uncertain times, people are looking for affordable indulgences.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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With just 35 rooms, the roof terrace of this small hotel is almost close enough to smell the smoke and comes with flower boxes and a sense of low-key indulgence.—
Sarah Turner,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Noun
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As its name implies, the Emotional Support lip balm ($24), is anything but a vanity project.—
Dahvi Shira,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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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
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Critics argue the murders were calculated acts of greed, rather than acts of desperation by abuse victims.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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Prosecutors, however, argued that the brothers were motivated by greed and money — their father's estate was worth nearly $15 million at the time of his death.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
14 May 2025
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Other potential culprits In addition to quercetin and overindulgence of alcoholic beverages, experts noted other possible culprits for red wine headaches.—
Amy McGorry,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
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This cycle of deprivation and overindulgence can create an unhealthy relationship with food, making wellness feel more like punishment than nourishment.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Trump himself personifies stupidity’s essential feature — self-satisfaction, an inability to recognize the flaws in your thinking.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Just as there’s no dramatic build-up to Maria landing the part, there’s no romance to the process of acting it, nor the slightest whiff of self-satisfaction in recreating iconic scenes.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
21 Mar. 2025
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Some have questioned whether the slim design of the phone could mean a drop in battery capacity and heat dissipation.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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In other words, extravagant costumes, elaborate floats, joyful music and dancing, street parades, lots of drinking and enough dissipation to last until the next one are the ingredients for a legendary Carnival.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Self-indulgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-indulgence. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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