1
as in pridefulness
a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance
finishing that survival course gave me a real sense of pride and confidence in my abilities
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as in jewel
an asset that brings praise or renown
an architectural and acoustical masterpiece, the concert hall is the pride of the whole city
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as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
so full of pride that they were ripe for a big comedown
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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
crackerjack test pilots who are the pride of the navy's air arm
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Recent Examples of pride
Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Culver's ButterBurger The deliciousness of Culver's ButterBurger — and the popularity surrounding it — is a point of pride for many Midwesterners.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
My mom has traveled the world for 42 years and prides herself on never checking a bag.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
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Noun
There’s pride in seeing such global resonance, but also frustration that the benefits don’t necessarily flow back into the Korean industry itself.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Culver's ButterBurger The deliciousness of Culver's ButterBurger — and the popularity surrounding it — is a point of pride for many Midwesterners.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Eagles pride themselves on mastering the little things.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
My mom has traveled the world for 42 years and prides herself on never checking a bag.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pride
Noun
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What’s more, all this innovation is contained within a movement that measures just 4 mm thick—despite the presence of 379 individual components and 44 jewels.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
20 Sep. 2025
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There are also mile-wide court dresses; a step-by-step look at the queen’s daily toilette, and a replica of the jewels from the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, which saw Marie Antoinette’s reputation damaged by false criminal accusations.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The promo references the famous —or, sometimes, infamous — farewells that contestants leave, penned in lipstick, on the vanity mirrors where queens do their makeup.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
17 Sep. 2025
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Place a container near your vanity to hold earrings, rings, hairpins, and coins.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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Kyle Schwarber is in the midst of what may be the most explosive offensive season of his MLB career, already setting personal bests with 53 home runs and 128 RBI.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Overall, Moniak has posted personal bests in games (127), runs (57), hits (109), triples (eight), homers (22) and RBIs (65) in 2025.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Later in the evening, the best man made his way through the crowd of guests to personally congratulate the bride with a hug.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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Several fellow Drag Race alum, including season 13 winner Symone, season 9’s Alexis Michelle and All Stars 8 winner Jimbo, congratulated her in the comments.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
18 Sep. 2025
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Their words will have bolstered his belief, giving him the confidence to show for and collect the ball again in the defensive third just after the break, using a combination of touches and pauses to evade Brentford pressure before making a more assured sideways pass this time.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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McClain expressed confidence that Republicans would keep their majority, or even expand it.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Forget caviar, these wild treasures can cost upward of 3,000 euros per kilogram.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Sep. 2025
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Archaeologists have also uncovered a variety of treasures, including ancient tombs, which officials hope will boost cultural tourism.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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However, underneath that public bravado there is some truth in the fact that Britain has also characterized the visit that way, with the specific intention of appealing to Trump's ego in the hope of securing a better trade deal.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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This question opens up powerful lessons on letting go of control, ego, needing to be right or doing it all alone.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The rise of the bias cut was a silhouette on which Robbins wanted to focus, imbuing the fluid style with elements of luxury and glamour intrinsic to the aristocracy.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many members of Putin’s aristocracy continue to hold out hope that after the end of hostilities, everything will become, if not different, then at least milder.—
ANDREI KOLESNIKOV,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Pride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pride. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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