as in ego
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
an all-consuming vanity that made him hunger for constant praise from others
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Recent Examples of vanity
With Franzen-esque fastidiousness, Choi unpacks each character’s backstory, exposing vanities and delusions in a cool, caustic voice, a 21st century Émile Zola.
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Hamilton Cain, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Focus has moved away from vanity metrics like likes and followers and onto value and community.
—King Holder, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Fueled by new data and shifting cultural values, injectables are being redefined—not as vanity, but as a personalized pathway to confidence, wellness, and long-term care.
—Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
In a hot pink colorway, the clutch will become your vanity’s newest conversation piece.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
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Hamilton Cain, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Focus has moved away from vanity metrics like likes and followers and onto value and community.
—King Holder, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Fueled by new data and shifting cultural values, injectables are being redefined—not as vanity, but as a personalized pathway to confidence, wellness, and long-term care.
—Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
In a hot pink colorway, the clutch will become your vanity’s newest conversation piece.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanity
Noun
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When leaders tune in without ego, teams feel safe, seen and energized.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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He was hired as a guy to document the fruition of Stockton’s dream from the start of the whole thing, which tells you the kind of ego that Stockton had.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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As his tenure there comes to an end next month, Levine can look in the mirror and say with no small measure of pride: Mission accomplished.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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Uranium enrichment, a source of pride for Iran, is at the heart of a long rift between the two countries.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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The film sardonically conjures a golden age of interventionist arrogance.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
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Here are the more common ways insecurities can manifest themselves: • Confidence will turn into arrogance.—
Bill English,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Vanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanity. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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