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
Throughout a career of over 40 years, the author’s works — among them a series of true-crime books about the Menendez brothers (Resentment: A Comedy) and Andrew Cunanan (Three Day Fever) — documented the seedy vanities and sorrows of American life.
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Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Steve Evans, owner of Tennessee’s Memphis Maids, suggests organizing toiletries and medicines and wiping and disinfecting the vanity.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2024
Owner Suites also provide dual hair dryers, dual vanity mirrors, 230v and 120v power outlets, and USB charging outlets.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
From futuristic customs to retro throwbacks, these five motorcycles make hefty practical sacrifices at the altar of vanity.
—New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
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Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Steve Evans, owner of Tennessee’s Memphis Maids, suggests organizing toiletries and medicines and wiping and disinfecting the vanity.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2024
Owner Suites also provide dual hair dryers, dual vanity mirrors, 230v and 120v power outlets, and USB charging outlets.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
From futuristic customs to retro throwbacks, these five motorcycles make hefty practical sacrifices at the altar of vanity.
—New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanity
Noun
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But fame and success ultimately released any reluctance to speak out, and seemed to loosen his ego as well.Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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This leads to a heartfelt exploration of ego, humility, and legacy.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Despite her standout performance, Keith took most pride in Northwood’s historic victory.Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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Hezbollah has long justified reckless wars against Israel with appeals to pan-Arab pride: The liberation of Palestine was worth any sacrifice.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Dastmalchian gets to play it all — disbelief, arrogance, grieving, terrified — sometimes in the same moment.Jenelle Riley, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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These things are a big investment of time and to have not one, but two of them that might otherwise have had a reasonable expectation of success — probably arrogance on my part — but still, many times an author who gets published once can get published a second time.Choire Sicha, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Vanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanity. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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