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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Just observationally, there seemed to be a very high crossover between those of you with the inflated ego to list 16 teams and those of you who thought Dallas was going to lose to Colorado.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The result is an entirely incoherent crime thriller that features gangsters prattling on about the self and the ego and the soul and then occasionally wandering into an entirely different scene where other gangsters are prattling on about the same thing.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
Noun
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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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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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Opinion: America was gaslit by the arrogance of Joe Biden and his enablers.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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The arrogance of the IRS should shock the conscience of all Americans.—
Chuck Flint,
Boston Herald,
21 May 2025
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“Vanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanity. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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