self-applauding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-applauding
Adjective
  • 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
  • Marketers are preparing to take the next leap forward with AI. Boston Consulting Group’s annual survey of marketers found that 71% of CMOs plan to invest more than $10 million annually in generative AI over the next three years, and 83% are optimistic about the technology.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • Woodson left Las Vegas optimistic about the conversation.
    Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • This is one of the most important services of their lives.
    Buddha Lo, People.com, 13 June 2025
  • But what’s even more important is how the couple got together in the first place.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • This is the worst kind of football team: a conceited but objectively mediocre squad.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Rory Kinnear steals some of the best lines as the conceited British prime minister, and Ato Essandoh, as Kate’s deputy chief, plays the ever-flustered man surrounded by extremely capable women with admirable humor, charm, and confidence.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Fans are hopeful that Roan will release a new album soon.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 June 2025
  • Miguel Uribe Turbay, a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful, is in critical condition after being shot in the head at a campaign event in Bogotá on Saturday.
    Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • At 11:30, as the simultaneously pompous and obsequious gate agent announces the passengers above gold status, the bit, already tilting toward insanity, leaves any attempt to portray a real airport behind and dives fully into Alice in Wonderland–level surrealism.
    John Roy, Vulture, 8 May 2025
  • Signaling a stark departure from tradition that, over the centuries, had ranged from formal to pompous, Pope Francis began teaching us, from day one, what the most genuine leadership looks like. Humble.
    Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • For a bit of old soul Florida, head to Everglades City, a proud frontier town in subtropical swamp wilderness.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
  • Their many successes and proud history are well known, so there are plenty of arguments to support Madrid in this competition… and also to want anyone but them to win it.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 8 June 2025
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“Self-applauding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-applauding. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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