as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
nurtured a self-love that was far greater than any affection she ever felt for another person
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Recent Examples of self-love
And so began his long journey of recovery and self-love.
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Ivan Kashinsky, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
Ultimately, this revelatory transit serves as a call for transformation, urging you to embrace your power and realign with your core values, particularly in the context of self-love and social dynamics.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 June 2025
Episodes focus on self-love, navigating parenting with cannabis, and political advocacy.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Orders even arrive with affirmation cards—a thoughtful touch that reflects the brand’s belief in beauty as self-love.
—Martine Thompson, Essence, 5 June 2025
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Ivan Kashinsky, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
Ultimately, this revelatory transit serves as a call for transformation, urging you to embrace your power and realign with your core values, particularly in the context of self-love and social dynamics.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 June 2025
Episodes focus on self-love, navigating parenting with cannabis, and political advocacy.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Orders even arrive with affirmation cards—a thoughtful touch that reflects the brand’s belief in beauty as self-love.
—Martine Thompson, Essence, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-love
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-love
Noun
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The Eden's bathroom is placed on the opposite side of the home to the entrance and has a toilet, a vanity sink, and a walk-in shower, plus a little more storage space.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 June 2025
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Lean a framed print against the wall in the center of a wide vanity or on a shelf above the toilet.—
Dina Cheney,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
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When egos are set aside, silos are broken, and people move as one — kids are found, hope is restored, and the system starts to change.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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The recent taco taunting has been a blow to his fragile ego that couldn’t go unanswered.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 June 2025
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Meanwhile, the Pride Month display at the Stonewall National Monument excluded transgender pride flags this year, according to ABC News.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Tall soldiers, the pride of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century armies—and in the case of Frederick William I of Prussia’s Potsdam Giants, a virtual fetish—became a liability on nineteenth-century battlefields.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
28 June 2025
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“Self-love.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-love. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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