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as in vaingloriousness
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as in self-opinionatedness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-partiality
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Volatility pricing Another clear sign of market complacency is volatility — or rather, the lack thereof.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026 -
Education is the natural enemy of complacency and autocracy.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Following the money Hinojosa and Bell have tied Abbott’s private-school voucher push to a broader argument about favoritism, arguing the program steers public dollars to mostly Christian schools while benefiting wealthy contributors.—
Karen Brooks Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The letter details other claims of favoritism and disregard for recent board directives to curb spending, like attempting to hire for vacant positions and authorizing overtime expenditures despite the hiring and overtime freeze enacted in the board approved fiscal solvency plan.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Posing on top of an antique vanity and inside a wooden cabinet, Bieber cycled through a parade of sheer lace, see-through mesh, and strappy designs in shades of red, black, pink, and cream.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Store liquids—such as lotion, makeup, perfumes, and skincare—on a tray to protect your vanity table or bathroom cabinet.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Jan. 2026
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Lajo is a victim of crime perpetrated at the nexus of patriarchy and religious chauvinism.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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This moment of intrafamily chauvinism unspools into a broader consideration of the patriarchy at work.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
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On Saturday, on the streets of Washington, Donald Trump will throw himself a costly and ostentatious military parade, a gaudy display of waste and vainglory staged solely to inflate the president’s dirigible-sized ego.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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The conceit is saved from vainglory by the gravity Cage brings to the performance.—
Isaac Butler,
The New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2023
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Since state jobs are won through cronyism and bribery, livelihoods were also at stake.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025
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But over time, they themselves have been overtaken by misconduct, cronyism, and excess, especially after the leading proxy advisory firms continually traded hands between a rotating cast of conflicted foreign buyers and private equity firms.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
16 Nov. 2025
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The smugness is thicker than split pea.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
4 Dec. 2025
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Where Spider masked his incompetence with bravado and abrasiveness, Claude put up a thin layer of smugness that collapsed when faced with even a tiny amount of resistance.—
Brian Grubb,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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The nepotism extended to the next generation with Tim McDonnell, John and Chris’ nephew, joining the front office in 2013 as a pro scout.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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In a political environment where there’s a thirst to replace the establishment, being associated with a politician could backfire — and fuel accusations of nepotism.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
26 Dec. 2025
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“Self-partiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-partiality. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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