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as in proud
having or displaying feelings of scorn for what is regarded as beneath oneself
prideful intellectuals long considered rock music unworthy of serious study
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as in arrogant
having too high an opinion of oneself
at the wedding the prideful snobs ignored their poor relations
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as in triumphant
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph
flashed a prideful smile as she received her college diploma
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Recent Examples of prideful
The standout here is Aquaman, portrayed as a prideful lord of Atlantis that just wants to be liked.
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
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Are prideful emotions getting in the way of harmonious relationships?
—USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
Each woman took the stage to share their thanks and was met by the crowd with prideful tears and hopeful clapping.
—Lea Donenberg, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
This is the Russia—and the Russians—that Obama inherited in 2009: prideful, angry, and in no mood for the sanctimony that came with the new administration’s stress on democracy promotion.
—Robert David English, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2017
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
Read the full Aries Daily Horoscope Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
Are prideful emotions getting in the way of harmonious relationships?
—USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
Each woman took the stage to share their thanks and was met by the crowd with prideful tears and hopeful clapping.
—Lea Donenberg, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
This is the Russia—and the Russians—that Obama inherited in 2009: prideful, angry, and in no mood for the sanctimony that came with the new administration’s stress on democracy promotion.
—Robert David English, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2017
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As of this week, there’s even a new Glossier product on the block sure to make Emily Weiss proud, a chubby eye shadow stick that’s excellent for accentuating even the most natural of makeup looks.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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Funny Christmas jokes for kids, knock-knocks, memes to make dad proud How to prepare for winter 2024 — from freezing pipes to driving in snow and ice Who created Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
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Some media outlets are surrendering to Trump already This absurd boasting — arrogant without portfolio — is just what Trump is looking for in the VOA job.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Angle was able to alter between arrogant heel and lovable goofball almost on a whim.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Defying Gravity Few moments in Wicked are as thrilling as Elphaba’s triumphant flight in Defying Gravity—a moment of liberation and soaring potential.Ethan Karp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Chrysler entered a decades-long cycle of rebirth and decline, garnering a Times story about its triumphant restoration every 20 years or so.Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
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The expansive story of a Hungarian architect and his haughty patron required Corbet and team to shoot in the marble quarries of northern Tuscany — where rockslides constantly shift the landscape.Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Rory Kinnear is the closest thing the film has to a protagonist as Henry Hunt, a haughty activist with poor social skills.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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Like David, Danson appeared as a pretentious and smug version of himself on the beloved series.Esther Kang, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Yet the people posting vitriolic comments about Thompson feel justified in being smug about the death of this human in particular.Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2024
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There are thus many reasons to be ecstatic that Assad, a minority Alawite in a majority-Sunni country, is no more.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Like everyone involved, Adler, who appears in all three episodes of Kings From Queens, would be ecstatic if the doc won Best Music Film.Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Falcons were equally disdainful of Ridder with Monday night’s game plan.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Just days before the Nov. 5 general election, at a time when both campaigns are fighting for voters’ attention, Biden’s remark has given the Trump campaign fodder to portray Biden and the Democrats as divisive or disdainful of Trump’s base of supporters.Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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The film, which centers on a group of egotistical actors making a Vietnam War movie, grossed nearly $200 million worldwide and picked up an Oscar nomination for supporting actor thanks to Robert Downey Jr.Zack Sharf, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
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And with Elon Musk playing a key role in this new administration, who knows in which direction his bombastic, egotistical whims may take AI development?Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Prideful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prideful. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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