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as in pride
a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance
I have enough ego that I don't give up easily when trying to win any contest or competition
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as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
a star athlete with a refreshing lack of ego
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Recent Examples of ego
The book received positive reviews, a salve to her ego that was bruised by Rupert’s criticism of her early writing.
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Gabriel Sherman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Again, my ego is not affected by it.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
The ego wants to keep its status.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
People who do highly visible work have to be really careful about ego pollution.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
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Gabriel Sherman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Again, my ego is not affected by it.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
The ego wants to keep its status.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
People who do highly visible work have to be really careful about ego pollution.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ego
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ego
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Even when working within the constraints of Interior’s own misguided directive, there is an obvious exception that would apply to the pride flag flown at Stonewall, which is for flags that provide historical context.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Marie takes great pride in their work and values the opportunity to contribute.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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If there’s not enough space in your vanity to keep the counter clear, a storage cabinet is a great way to keep daily items accessible.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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So, roughly $300 billion – a 7% gap – separates these three countries from California on this vanity scoreboard.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
15 Feb. 2026
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Hardware enthusiasm While there are doubts about the software industry, Wall Street has resounding confidence that hardware companies are AI winners.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Uncertainty is the absence of confidence and, right now, a lack of confidence is overriding the reality that many of these companies are going to be just fine.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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Raised on a strict diet of toughness and discipline by his father, Dean arrives with undeniable talent – and an arrogance that quickly earns him enemies.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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Things moved about at the top with a little more arrogance and zip but at the bottom was the ever-moving present.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Ego.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ego. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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