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Recent Examples of self-congratulatory
Loomer also took credit for planting the idea of Haugh’s ouster and that of NSA Deputy Director Wendy Noble in one of many self-congratulatory social media posts.
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
But teenager Mirra Andreeva has made a habit of giving herself a self-congratulatory pat on the back after recent victories, her latest coming at Indian Wells on Sunday.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
This keeps you top of mind without coming across as self-congratulatory.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Normally, Davos is a hotbed of planners and self-congratulatory humanitarians who dream up utopian schemes that then can be imposed from the top down by governments.
—John Fund, National Review, 4 Feb. 2025
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
But teenager Mirra Andreeva has made a habit of giving herself a self-congratulatory pat on the back after recent victories, her latest coming at Indian Wells on Sunday.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
This keeps you top of mind without coming across as self-congratulatory.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Normally, Davos is a hotbed of planners and self-congratulatory humanitarians who dream up utopian schemes that then can be imposed from the top down by governments.
—John Fund, National Review, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-congratulatory
Adjective
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Dressed in jeans, a simple white tank top and some Birkenstocks, Carmichael appears more self-assured than ever.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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Played masterfully by Simone, Keisha is self-assured and determined.—
Ebonie Walker,
Refinery29,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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The big story Just a week after a breakthrough in U.S.-China trade tensions, neither side can yet be confident that the other is holding up their end of the bargain.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
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The club, for their part, are confident they will be granted entry.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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According to sources, some felt the decision was selfish, but others thanked her for her longstanding contributions in person and online, and felt the way in which the situation had unfolded was very unfair to her.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Despite mixed emotions within his friend group, Reddit users were overwhelmingly on the poster's side, with many arguing that Jenna was being selfish.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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In fact, overconfident decision-makers typically rely on excessive data or dashboards that distract from what really matters.—
Nuala Walsh,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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So when an overconfident Dedra enters the antique shop on her own to arrest Luthen, and Luthen takes advantage of this to attempt suicide so he can’t be forced to turn on his allies, Kleya is given an impossible but necessary task.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Trump is self-centered, boastful and uncaring about the needs of others.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2025
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The second thing is that a lot of our discussion about happiness is overly self-centered.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Wine doesn’t have to be pretentious or complicated.—
Liz Thach,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Trust the French to come up with the most pretentious word in the dictionary.—
Dwight Garner,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In the comments, many readers agreed that the boyfriend's sister is being presumptuous and unreasonable by asking the couple to put their plans on hold for her wedding.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Maybe some person will be presumptuous enough to wonder aloud what might have influenced the plot of this book.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike baseball, with some of its holier-than-thou decisions with its Hall of Fame, the Basketball Hall of Fame largely looks at career on-court achievements.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2025
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Laurie, now adopting her own holier-than-thou perch, is just as bad.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Self-congratulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-congratulatory. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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