as in confidence
great faith in oneself or one's abilities
because of her self-assurance she could bring herself to quit her dead-end job and start her own company
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Recent Examples of self-assurance
Balance self-assurance with a willingness to disrupt norms to foster loyalty and excitement in the process.
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Lilian Raji, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Mastering The Basics For broad leadership fundamentals, Katty Kay and Claire Shipman’s The Confidence Code: The Science And Art Of Self-Assurance—What Women Should Know examines the science behind self-assurance and how to apply it for career and leadership success.
—Cynthia Pong, Jd, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
With his back to play and so close to his own goal, positional awareness and self-assurance is key.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
Continuous learning builds self-assurance and positions the entrepreneur as an expert in their industry.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Lilian Raji, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Mastering The Basics For broad leadership fundamentals, Katty Kay and Claire Shipman’s The Confidence Code: The Science And Art Of Self-Assurance—What Women Should Know examines the science behind self-assurance and how to apply it for career and leadership success.
—Cynthia Pong, Jd, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
With his back to play and so close to his own goal, positional awareness and self-assurance is key.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
Continuous learning builds self-assurance and positions the entrepreneur as an expert in their industry.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for self-assurance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-assurance
Noun
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To Boost Investment Confidence Behavioral finance research suggests that small, incremental investment steps can help build confidence over time.—
Odiri Oginni,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Working harder can create adaptations faster—and be a major confidence booster.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The assurance from Bondi that President Trump would not enforce the law was enough for Apple and Google to bring the app back.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
13 Feb. 2025
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An article that year published by the Heritage Foundation — the group whose Project 2025 now appears, despite some Trump assurances to the contrary, to be driving much of his second administration’s rollout — laid out the case against the CFPB’s very existence.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
12 Feb. 2025
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This is the insidious nature of coercive control—a pattern of behaviors designed to strip away your independence, self-confidence and sense of reality.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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There is likely an underlying issue to tackle which is affecting the man's self-confidence.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Whether Amorim can translate that composure to the pitch will factor into results.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Ride became the first American woman to blast off into space, but beneath her unflappable composure was a secret.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Self-assurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-assurance. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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