as in ego
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
an editor of sufficient self-opinion to include some of her own work in an anthology of the best American short stories
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Noun
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The true implications of the blast marks on Russia's rocketry ego remained vague.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2026 -
In a way, their books are about male ego.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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Twenty years later, in a twist fit for Hollywood itself, the tiny studio once brushed off as a billionaire scion’s vanity project is poised to be an entertainment behemoth.—
Matt Sedensky,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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The complaints weren’t just about vanity sizing.—
Marisa McMillan,
Outside,
27 Feb. 2026
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There's so much pride in Target and there's so much excitement to get this company back to growth.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Burke oozes with pride when sharing stories about the historical restaurant, which sits in the heart of Mount Lookout Square.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Mar. 2026
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The Iranians approached the diplomacy with arrogance, which – with absolute hubris.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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The arrogance seen in 2010 is now also on display in how Lawson-Remer is making the case for weakening term limits as part of broader changes that would give the board’s Democratic majority (and its union allies) even more clout.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Self-opinion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-opinion. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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