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
Browne came to think of Daniel as a peacock with nepo-baby vanities.
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Critics said Trump had pushed for the extravagant parade not to commemorate the armed forces, but as a display of his own vanity.
—NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
What begins as slapstick chaos soon reveals a layered critique of vanity, authority and the pressures of appearances.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
So roughly $300 billion – a 7% gap – separates these three nations and California on this vanity scorecard.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Critics said Trump had pushed for the extravagant parade not to commemorate the armed forces, but as a display of his own vanity.
—NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
What begins as slapstick chaos soon reveals a layered critique of vanity, authority and the pressures of appearances.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
So roughly $300 billion – a 7% gap – separates these three nations and California on this vanity scorecard.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanity
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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
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This propensity for mental acrobatics, alongside his immense arrogance, was how Epstein rationalized his crimes to himself.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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Using him comes across as arrogance.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Vanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanity. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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