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Adjective
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The men were very egotistical in this film and no one really showed up.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025 -
In the upcoming film, Oscar Isaac stars as Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature (Jacob Elordi) to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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In the workplace, narcissistic individuals often display an overwhelming sense of superiority and entitlement.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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But they're all ruled by hate, self-loathing, narcissistic, mangled lives.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Not to the founders — three vainglorious men who had been born with the world in their hands and their futures glittering like gold coins waiting to be spent — but to the people of Hartford.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Too many American leaders seem more focused on the vainglorious posturing that too often leads to armed conflict.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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Bang is perfect for this kind of role, playing an imposing figure who can be both aloof and egocentric, and whose grand stature diminishes as the film progresses.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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Impulsive, egocentric, and mendacious, Trump has, in the same span, set fire to the integrity of his office.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In a comedic twist, the Labrador retriever was filmed turning back to his owner during the drive, with a smug look on his face as if to boast about his comfortable spot.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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The letter writer’s smug verbiage may play well in one-party Maryland, but nationally, Americans seek a more collaborative, less agitational approach to political dialogue and reject arrogant, elitist insults spouted by some Democrats.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Trump is self-centered, boastful and uncaring about the needs of others.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2025
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The result is a country that comes across to others as at once boastful about its growing power and prickly about criticism of its human-rights record.—
Vaibhav Vats,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Stringing episodes together, screenwriter Anderson (working from a story co-created by Roman Coppola) treats Korda as a cocky survivor of fabulous riches.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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He’s joined by elder statesman Randall (Steve Carell), idealistic AI expert Jeff (Ramy Youssef) and the richest of them all: Ven (Cory Michael Smith), a clear Elon Musk analogue who rules over his social media empire with a cocky bravado.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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The history of finance is one of the rise and fall of institutions, sometimes when managers become complacent or greedy.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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But Vance urged the supporters not to become complacent and to continue to remain involved in politics for the 2026 election and beyond.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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“Orgulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orgulous. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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