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Recent Examples of self-glorification
That’s different than self-glorification — that’s about being part of the ideal.
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Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
The underlying corruption of FIFA, which runs the World Cup, makes the organization a willing accomplice in his quest for self-glorification.
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Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2026
At the same time, the song channeled the slightly uncomfortable fusion of selflessness and self-glorification that pop and rock ‘n’ roll stars inevitably projected during the charity-rock-event ’80s.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2024
Writing about other peoples has long been in service of self-glorification.
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Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
25 Dec. 2023
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
The underlying corruption of FIFA, which runs the World Cup, makes the organization a willing accomplice in his quest for self-glorification.
—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2026
At the same time, the song channeled the slightly uncomfortable fusion of selflessness and self-glorification that pop and rock ‘n’ roll stars inevitably projected during the charity-rock-event ’80s.
—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2024
Writing about other peoples has long been in service of self-glorification.
—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
25 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-glorification
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McGuane also reminded me that Hemingway was, to put it politely, a complicated personality, a domineering figure prone to brawling, affairs, and cask-strength egoism.
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This is different from egoism and self-centeredness.
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The bathroom is nearby and contains a vanity sink, a walk-in shower, and an incinerating toilet – which literally turns waste into ash.
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The hotel’s wellness focus extends to the bathrooms, which boast walk-in showers, claw-foot soaking tubs, and double-sink marble vanities embellished with ornate gilt mirrors.
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That historical egotism fuelled their headiest ambitions.
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Play Now Toni’s blasé egotism is mostly consistent across a film filled with conspiracy, backstabbing, and political fallout.
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The conceit is saved from vainglory by the gravity Cage brings to the performance.
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That’s the mantra for wide receivers, a group long known for their vainglory.
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Or at least movies about soccer can, engaging with themes of race and gender, ego, hubris, economics, politics, fandom, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat — as well as, of course, unadulterated athleticism.
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And yet his self-confidence was a kind of hubris.
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The situation gets even worse once Bonnie’s concerned parents try to connect their daughter with friends by buying her a Lilypad, a child-appropriate smart tablet in frog-like casing, voiced with slappably perky self-satisfaction by Greta Lee.
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After 50 minutes of self-satisfaction, the hero fades serenely into a sunset that Dudamel made miraculously mystical.
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Four years later, there’s not a hint of complacency or dejection in France.
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Interestingly, extreme cold warnings do not elicit such complacency or skepticism.
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Much like Kurt, Kyle had a confidence that bordered on cockiness while repeatedly showcasing an ability behind the wheel to back up his bravado.
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His cockiness on the court is well-earned.
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“Self-glorification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-glorification. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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