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as in complacency
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Recent Examples of self-indulgence
But self-indulgence is the whole point of This Music May Contain Hope, and the album wouldn’t work at all without her flamboyant grandiosity.
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Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
That such a hefty topic can be used to create such breathless, eye-watering comedy without tipping into self-indulgence — and without robbing the film of its most meaningful drama — is practically a miracle.
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Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
The top reason people resist showing themselves kindness, research has found, is the belief that self-compassion indicates laziness or self-indulgence.
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Nir Eyal,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
Hurry Up Tomorrow rehearses the familiar images and themes that have always tormented the Weeknd, but here they are cast in a new light as the narrator struggles to find heaven after a lifetime of self-indulgence.
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Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
That such a hefty topic can be used to create such breathless, eye-watering comedy without tipping into self-indulgence — and without robbing the film of its most meaningful drama — is practically a miracle.
—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
The top reason people resist showing themselves kindness, research has found, is the belief that self-compassion indicates laziness or self-indulgence.
—
Nir Eyal,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
Hurry Up Tomorrow rehearses the familiar images and themes that have always tormented the Weeknd, but here they are cast in a new light as the narrator struggles to find heaven after a lifetime of self-indulgence.
—
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-indulgence
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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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The bicentennial was the moment of nostalgic gluttony that topped them all, with its reenactment of battles, its old-fashioned sailing ships, and its outpouring of sappy patriotic products printed with the magic numerals 76.
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Such gluttony now has been outlawed by the new rules put into place last week.
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But Rodriguez shared some new insights that undercut the common assumption in the factory/warehouse/logistics spaces that legs are an expensive indulgence.
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Crafted with better-for-you ingredients, Javvy's Instant Protein Coffee blend and viral Coffee Concentrate deliver guilt-free indulgence, offering craveable flavors without compromise.
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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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Released at the tail end of Reaganomics, Carpenter’s most politically forward thriller now feels like a decoder ring for ’80s-era greed, detachment, complacency and ruthlessness.
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Does this show reveal more to me how the most vulnerable amongst us are suffering as a result of disinterest, apathy, greed?
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The ideal solution involves removing friction while subtly protecting against overindulgence, allowing individuals to choose based on their self-regulation needs.
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Gratitude for abundance can veer into overindulgence as the moon clashes with Jupiter.
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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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Allowing airflow to pass through the structure increases heat dissipation by 91% and lowers surface temperatures by 10%, so performance isn't compromised.
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These cooling elements provide an additional heat dissipation pathway from the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) package.
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“Self-indulgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-indulgence. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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