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
So, is a vanity license plate protected by the First Amendment?
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Rosalind Bowling, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Sep. 2025
Whether worked into braids or smoothed over a fresh blowout, this oil delivers lasting nourishment while looking right at home in its sculptural, vanity-ready bottle.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 1 Sep. 2025
Detectives eventually found it in a safe, which was hidden under a section of floor, which was itself hidden under a vanity unit in an annex to Brooks’s office.
—Nick Davies, Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
The guest bathroom’s double vanity is somewhat unusually open to the corridor outside the bedrooms; the shower and w/c are enclosed.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025
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Rosalind Bowling, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Sep. 2025
Whether worked into braids or smoothed over a fresh blowout, this oil delivers lasting nourishment while looking right at home in its sculptural, vanity-ready bottle.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 1 Sep. 2025
Detectives eventually found it in a safe, which was hidden under a section of floor, which was itself hidden under a vanity unit in an annex to Brooks’s office.
—Nick Davies, Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
The guest bathroom’s double vanity is somewhat unusually open to the corridor outside the bedrooms; the shower and w/c are enclosed.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanity
Noun
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There are moments, of course, especially with characters like Ken (Tim Key), a middle manager with an outsized ego who routinely makes a mess of things, but tonally this is a very different show than its predecessor.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Children being raised in different homes can still have positive outcomes if both parents are willing to put their egos aside and do the self-work needed to show up as the healthy adults their kids deserve.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a sloppy game, the Eagles will take pride in the turnover differential — the Eagles forced one and did not turn the ball over.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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They’re all held back by different things – pride, fear, shame – but all of them, in one way or another, are eventually set free by the truth.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This arrogance is not just limited to tech titans.—
Christian Josi,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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These traits do not always show up as arrogance.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Vanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanity. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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