self-indulgences

noun

plural of self-indulgence
as in overindulgences

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excesses
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  • Tillis, for his part, expressed frustration with the Administration’s other excesses.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Where season three frustrated with its aimless pacing, its unruly plotting, its self-congratulatory strain of goodness, new showrunner Jack Burditt (30 Rock, Modern Family) dials back the worst of the show’s excesses.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
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“Self-indulgences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-indulgences. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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