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Recent Examples of egoism The pain, the social climbing, the lack of ethics, and the post-war, orgiastic egoism are what the work is really about. Christian Lewis, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024 But that wild egoism that’s needed to put down 40-hour training weeks and shut off everything else, that’s fading. Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2023 Critics say Newman is an example of unhelpful egoism. Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 5 June 2023 Other words in this lexical field, though, have etymologies that stress more selfish instincts, along the lines of egoism. Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for egoism
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Noun
  • And a lot of them have the same thing, which is just like, there is a sort of narcissism a little bit, selfishness.
    H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Not in the same universe of selfishness and greediness 😂 N Niko K. · 8h 20m ago Ronaldo has five Ballon d‘Ors as well as five Champions League titles.
    Thom Harris, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Tiny Solar Homes The bathroom is nearby and contains a shower, vanity sink, and a flushing toilet.
    Adam Williams, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The resurgence of popular beauty looks of decades past comes at no surprise to those who grew up watching their mothers and grandmothers do their hair or paint their nails at their bathroom vanity.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Managing egos is unavoidable, but having to manage someone’s ego right from the start is not a positive indicator of things to come.
    Abdo Riani, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • But how did egos not get in the way, especially after the seasons Prince and Conner had in 2023?
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025

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“Egoism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egoism. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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