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Recent Examples of self-pride
And DeSantis’ two stops in this early-voting state last week offered an early glimpse into whether Iowans actually want to be more like Florida — and the pitch played well, even in a state with a lot of political self-pride.
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Jess Bidgood, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Mar. 2023
Jess Bidgood, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-pride
Noun
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From cooking classes to job readiness, participants gain self-confidence and independence.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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For business leaders, Townshend’s decision to trust his own voice is the kind of self-confidence that defines the most successful leaders.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Music that questions your psyche and health, worries for your ecosystem, gut checks your self-worth and pride, and keeps you lifted.—
Ian Brennan,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
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For people whose self-worth is tied to that relevance, the uncertainty alone can be destabilizing.—
Geoff Curtis,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sombr commanded both the stage and the crowd with the confidence of an artist hungry for more.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2026
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The cost of maintaining death row prisoners and a number of botched executions in recent years—lethal injections or gas administrations that take far too long to work, for example—have also undermined confidence.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Her self-assurance has kept her armored against the backlash and backhanded compliments that have surfaced in some online discourse surrounding her music.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Stylist Sydnee Paige—whose credits include actress Kerry Washington, WNBA player Skylar Diggins, and comedian Ziwe—has been working with Fudd since last September and can already attest to her blooming self-assurance.—
Jordan Robinson,
SELF,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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With assurances of an immunity deal, David Wiley met with investigators at his attorney's office.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Such assurances are unlikely to quell the community’s decades-long experience with polluted runoff, however, and small farmers say that runoff could also present a food safety problem and threaten to set back years of organic farming practices.—
Thomas Heaton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Held at the East Cut, the annual event organized by Empire brought together Bay Area artists, vendors and residents in a showcase of community pride.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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If pride bristles, breathe and frame feedback as an invitation to make the work shine brighter than any ego.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ground your choices in self-respect.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2026
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From writer-director John Carney (Sing Street, Once), Power Ballad is a feel-good story about music, self-respect, friendship, and the price of ambition.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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Few writers straddle both worlds with the aplomb of Patrick Radden Keefe.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2026
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Songs aside, the true reason to pack into the Mojave tent was to watch one of the great guitar heroes skronk and wail throughout, whopping unexpected breaks and whoop-ready vocals with an aplomb that both feels careless and entirely cathartic.—
Jeff Miller,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Self-pride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-pride. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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