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Recent Examples of self-congratulatory
In a night full of self-congratulation, Chu’s speech was maybe the most self-congratulatory, somehow trying to make the case that the film was saving the world and also about … radical optimism?
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
Beyond the lifeboat of major film festivals, which still assist a handful of buzzy international and independent films in their treacherous journey to release, such entities as the self-congratulatory, navel-gazing Oscars have seemingly abandoned the inclusion of riskier, daring films.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
And the self-congratulatory swells taken in by his lies are really just projecting onto him all their neuroses and biases.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024
And what did the reunion tour with Liz Cheney and her evil father’s spectral presence accomplish, other than alienating everyone but a sliver of self-congratulatory consultants and pundits eager to flaunt their bipartisan commitments in the most obscene way possible?
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 7 Nov. 2024
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
Beyond the lifeboat of major film festivals, which still assist a handful of buzzy international and independent films in their treacherous journey to release, such entities as the self-congratulatory, navel-gazing Oscars have seemingly abandoned the inclusion of riskier, daring films.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
And the self-congratulatory swells taken in by his lies are really just projecting onto him all their neuroses and biases.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024
And what did the reunion tour with Liz Cheney and her evil father’s spectral presence accomplish, other than alienating everyone but a sliver of self-congratulatory consultants and pundits eager to flaunt their bipartisan commitments in the most obscene way possible?
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 7 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-congratulatory
Adjective
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On the surface, Pavlovich appeared to be self-assured as well.—
Lila Shapiro,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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Now Belgians—as they’re known among enthusiasts—are embraced by the self-assured from Savile Row to Dimes Square and, yes, Hollywood.—
Emilie Hawtin,
airmail.news,
9 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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As the two grow closer professionally, Parsons is confident in what is ahead.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2025
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Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Investors feel less confident that the Federal Reserve will resume its interest rate-cutting campaign soon.—
Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Martin, who at this point knows just how selfish and destructive Tomas is, caves to his worst impulses and tops him silly.—
Samantha Allen,
Them,
10 Feb. 2025
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While Zoe and Grant chat on the rooftop patio, everyone else mills around in the gym, complaining about their rival’s selfish mood.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There may be no subset of leaders more prone to misperceptions of their foreign adversaries than the overconfident leadership of a dominant successful administration out of power for four years.—
Richard E. Vatz,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Jan. 2025
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We Below Deck fans are truly blessed with no shortage of overconfident stews to stir up drama.—
Emma Soren,
Vulture,
26 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Sitting on the sidelines and labeling someone else as self-centered is easy.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Herod book doesn’t make her attitude about segregation less myopic and self-centered.—
Louis Menand,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This upsets Slowik, who then forces the pretentious foodie to cook an impromptu dish in front of everyone.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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You might get confused, bored, or angry sometimes, or wonder if the exercise was unnecessarily silly or pretentious.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Stone sails through all this, seeing off the sneering disapproval of white America and the presumptuous demands of the Black Panthers with equal disdain, and for a time his band, the aptly named Sly and the Family Stone, become a republic within the republic.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The story prompted an uproar from fans of Michigan’s Big Ten opponents, who saw Harbaugh as a cheater and Michigan’s holier-than-thou image as a fraud, and urged commissioner Tony Petitti to take action.—
Austin Meek,
The Athletic,
8 Aug. 2024
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In scenes together, Cooke’s arch line deliveries and holier-than-thou smirks spark against D’Arcy’s regal defensiveness and cool anger.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 June 2024
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“Self-congratulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-congratulatory. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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