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as in complacency
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as in gluttony
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as in indulgence
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Recent Examples of self-indulgence
But their self-indulgence does make for pretty fun television, thanks to an ensemble strong enough to overcome sometimes uneven writing.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
Or would that simply be self-indulgence, detracting from my message of gratitude?
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
On the other hand, excess and self-indulgence has been baked into the SNL DNA from the start.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2025
God-fearing women who never succumbed to self-indulgence, sloth, or selfishness were naturally beautiful.
—airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for self-indulgence
Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
Or would that simply be self-indulgence, detracting from my message of gratitude?
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
On the other hand, excess and self-indulgence has been baked into the SNL DNA from the start.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2025
God-fearing women who never succumbed to self-indulgence, sloth, or selfishness were naturally beautiful.
—airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for self-indulgence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-indulgence
Noun
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And if that happens, the politicians’ complacency will hit a wall.—
Clive Crook,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2025
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This approach builds accountability, prevents access complacency and allows early detection of irregularities, all while preserving trust.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Whether exploring gluttony and sin (Pirates of the Caribbean), the impermanence of life (Haunted Mansion) or perseverance in hard work (Snow White’s Enchanted Wish), Disneyland finds delight in the messiness of life.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Speaking of prizes, diners who finish a whole Slinger get honored with a certificate on the wall immortalizing their gluttony forever.—
Monica Eng,
Axios,
27 Jan. 2025
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Everyday costs add up quickly, and having a clear financial checkpoint helps ensure that both necessities and indulgences can be covered.—
Wes Moss,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Finally, adopt the 80/20 rule, which focuses on eating healthy 80% of the time while allowing some flexibility for occasional indulgences the other 20%.—
Leigh Morgan,
Quartz,
2 June 2025
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Perfect for a vanity, living room, or anywhere that could use additional seating, this upholstered throne has earned over 1,000 five-star reviews on Amazon for its softness, back support and ease of assembly.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2025
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Even the smallest guest room, at 516 square feet, provides guests with ample space to spread out, with double vanities and a deep soaking tub in the bathroom.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2025
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Crashes, bubbles, greed, fear—it’s all been done before.—
David Materazzi,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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This Orwellian hypocrisy is the madness that develops from decades of greed, corruption, moral failure and cultural anomie.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Other potential culprits In addition to quercetin and overindulgence of alcoholic beverages, experts noted other possible culprits for red wine headaches.—
Amy McGorry,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
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This cycle of deprivation and overindulgence can create an unhealthy relationship with food, making wellness feel more like punishment than nourishment.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Trump himself personifies stupidity’s essential feature — self-satisfaction, an inability to recognize the flaws in your thinking.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Just as there’s no dramatic build-up to Maria landing the part, there’s no romance to the process of acting it, nor the slightest whiff of self-satisfaction in recreating iconic scenes.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
21 Mar. 2025
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Guan’s key insight—a precise limit on how rapidly the rate of dissipation changes during this heating process—proved to be just what Klartag and Lehec needed.—
Max Springer,
Scientific American,
5 June 2025
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Many aircraft are now equipped with accelerometers and send objective measurements of air disturbances, known as eddy dissipation rate, back to a central platform.—
Jim Foerster,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Self-indulgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-indulgence. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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