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excessive interest in oneself
the only reason for constantly ignoring everyone else's problems is selfishness
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Recent Examples of selfishness
His selfishness ran counterintuitive to the label’s ethos, which Faith Evans described as being familial.
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Jayson Rodriguez, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
But that would just be a less destructive version of Bezos’s selfishness.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Cassie McCarthy, a licensed clinical social worker specializing in relational dynamics, added that reframing selfishness is key.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Compared to the rest of the world’s peoples, Americans lead the planet in selfishness.
—K. Ward Cummings, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
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Jayson Rodriguez, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
But that would just be a less destructive version of Bezos’s selfishness.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Cassie McCarthy, a licensed clinical social worker specializing in relational dynamics, added that reframing selfishness is key.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Compared to the rest of the world’s peoples, Americans lead the planet in selfishness.
—K. Ward Cummings, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for selfishness
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Shrugging off physical vanity and even declining to correct strangers on their nonbinary pronouns, Gibson retreats from identity in the face of an all-consuming and transformative illness.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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Whether the room is used for overlapping daily routines or as a space to rest and relax, popular features include separate vanities, dual sinks, and showers with multiple showerheads and plenty of space for two people.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Jan. 2025
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Psychological egoism is at play here, too, with Jimmy’s extreme emotional investment in getting Grace help.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2024
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Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information, Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
11 Aug. 2024
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Meghan McCain slams Meghan Markle's new 'out of touch' TV show: 'Do something to help people instead of your ego' Production delays in an industry still recovering from the 2023 SAG-WGA strikes are only the tip of the iceberg.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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Over the past fifty years, the job of Lorne Michaels, the show’s creator, has been to make the stars look good, and to corral the egos and talents on his staff in order to get the program on the air, live.—
Susan Morrison,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Selfishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selfishness. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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