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Recent Examples of vainglory 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 The conceit is saved from vainglory by the gravity Cage brings to the performance. Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023 Cuevas excels at spotlighting vainglory, and there’s plenty to go around here. Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2023 For all his vainglory, Mitchell was onto something in betting on a race as an aeronautical showcase. Michael O’Donnell, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022 The best reason to pursue anarchism, to walk that line between chaos and the man, is that none of us is free from greed or vainglory. Alan Jacobs, Harper’s Magazine , 9 Nov. 2022 Behind closed doors, people are nervously voicing that the annual grandstanding on stage has shifted too much towards vainglory, rather than progress against staggering challenges. Charles Beames, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vainglory
Noun
  • Will include a champagne bar, soft seating, makeup counters and Hollywood vanity mirrors.
    Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Stock up your vanity with these staples, or get a jump-start on holiday shopping while deals last.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And the ego needed to overcome shyness and stage fright collides with the endless rejection that defines the profession.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • But Friendship also let viewers see some of those Robinson character quirks as evidence of selfishness, male ego, and real mental instability.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Following religious conviction, pride in one's homeland and confidence in its future is the sentiment that very well might induce the most people to get married and have children.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But the major collections were looking inward, building on a rich heritage with confidence and pride that hasn’t been the norm in Saudi for generations.
    Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This propensity for mental acrobatics, alongside his immense arrogance, was how Epstein rationalized his crimes to himself.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Using him comes across as arrogance.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Vainglory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vainglory. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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