as in congratulated
to think highly of (oneself)
he prides himself on the quality of his writing
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Recent Examples of prided
Aside from a new visual presentation, the company’s goal was to ease the onboarding process to allow newcomers to engage with a series that always prided itself on being obtuse and complex at every turn.
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Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
Cuomo brought major infrastructure investments to the state in his 11 years as governor and prided himself on good financial stewardship.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025
Considering the project prided itself on being a throwback to classic movie-making, even shooting on film and utilizing the old format of VistaVision for certain scenes, many fans were disappointed Corbet would use such a divisive technology in his work.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2025
Distilleries have long prided themselves on the traditional bourbon aging process, which can take over 20 years to perfect.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2025
That relentlessness on defense is something Eastview has long prided itself on as a program.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
Considering the 49ers prided themselves on defense mainly to reach two Super Bowls in five years, losing multiple defenders puts them in a tough situation moving forward.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Even for a department that has endured its share of scandals, the moves have produced upheaval not seen in decades, tested its independence and rattled the foundations of an institution that has long prided itself on being driven solely by facts, evidence and the law.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
Cuomo brought major infrastructure investments to the state in his 11 years as governor and prided himself on good financial stewardship.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025
Considering the project prided itself on being a throwback to classic movie-making, even shooting on film and utilizing the old format of VistaVision for certain scenes, many fans were disappointed Corbet would use such a divisive technology in his work.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2025
Distilleries have long prided themselves on the traditional bourbon aging process, which can take over 20 years to perfect.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2025
That relentlessness on defense is something Eastview has long prided itself on as a program.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
Considering the 49ers prided themselves on defense mainly to reach two Super Bowls in five years, losing multiple defenders puts them in a tough situation moving forward.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Even for a department that has endured its share of scandals, the moves have produced upheaval not seen in decades, tested its independence and rattled the foundations of an institution that has long prided itself on being driven solely by facts, evidence and the law.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prided
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But Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Sunni groups that Iran supports, congratulated the Syrian rebels of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a Sunni Islamist group, on their victory over Assad.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Dec. 2024
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When the outcome was sealed, players formed a pile on the court as the coaches congratulated each other under a storm of confetti resembling snowflakes, some doing angels.—
Gary B. Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Dec. 2024
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What is not consistent with Kraft’s narrative is the notion that Carter bragged about the shuttle to Brezhnev and then felt compelled to follow through with the shuttle’s development for this reason.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
30 Dec. 2024
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Years later, General Michael Hagee, who was the commandant of the Marine Corps at the time of the shootings, bragged to an oral historian that the press still hadn’t got hold of graphic photos of the killings’ aftermath.—
Parker Yesko,
The New Yorker,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Prided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prided. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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