as in self-gratulatory
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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 -
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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The difference is Epstein was self-assured enough to publicly admit some of his mistakes.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Gone are the comfy days of feeling self-assured and having yes people circling him.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Normally, Davos is a hotbed of planners and self-congratulatory humanitarians who dream up utopian schemes that then can be imposed from the top down by governments.—
John Fund,
National Review,
4 Feb. 2025
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The fourth episode, which takes place in an unusual setting, might turn off some fans who are through with self-congratulatory sci-fi antics and just want the plot to deliver a solution to its puzzle box.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 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
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“Self-adulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-adulatory. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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