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as in complacency
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as in gluttony
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as in indulgence
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Recent Examples of self-indulgence
For the first time, there’s self-indulgence, tenderness.
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2024
To spend time with books and beetles in wildflower country seemed the pinnacle of self-indulgence.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
While Harris continues improving her image among undecided voters who may choose the next president, Trump’s rally speeches are exercises in self-indulgence.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
Piersall’s brief moment of self-indulgence back then was but a blip compared with the massive inundation of incivility we’re all subjected to these days.
—Kenneth Lasson, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2024
To spend time with books and beetles in wildflower country seemed the pinnacle of self-indulgence.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
While Harris continues improving her image among undecided voters who may choose the next president, Trump’s rally speeches are exercises in self-indulgence.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
Piersall’s brief moment of self-indulgence back then was but a blip compared with the massive inundation of incivility we’re all subjected to these days.
—Kenneth Lasson, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-indulgence
Noun
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The same commute, same restaurants for lunch, same conversations over dinner equal stagnant methods and complacency.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Tompa’s superb performance outlines the better version of herself that Orsolya would like to be, not least through her sincere, searching expressions of grief, but that integrity is often blurred by glibness and complacency.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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This gluttony was deadly, writes classical philologist Ioannis M. Konstantakos: Philoxenus caused his own death by devouring a gigantic octopus.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Jan. 2025
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Speaking of prizes, diners who finish a whole Slinger get honored with a certificate on the wall immortalizing their gluttony forever.—
Monica Eng,
Axios,
27 Jan. 2025
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Fat Tuesday is a day of indulgence that marks the end of Carnival.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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The theses reflected Luther’s belief that the pope and the Catholic Church were preying on the poor by selling them indulgences, taking their money for a false promise that their sins would be forgiven.—
Michael Bruening,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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Each of the bedrooms has a corresponding en suite that features beadboard walls, an oak vanity with rope detailing, and a stone countertop that extends upwards to wrap around the mirrors.—
Morgan Goldberg,
Architectural Digest,
3 Mar. 2025
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Residential wet rooms can be just one feature in an expensive, spa-like primary bathroom decked out with a sauna, toilet, vanity and a mini cold-plunge pool.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
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Jesse once again raises the bar with a bold examination of modern greed, power and male ambition.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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Schwarz sees the blackout as a way for Americans to use their economic might in the form of their purchasing power to fight corporate greed and corrupt politicians.—
Anne Marie Lee,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Grealish still has two and a half years left on his contract, but that six-year deal, as well as the £100m transfer fee, has long looked like an overindulgence on City’s part.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Microbiome experts caution that a probiotic supplement alone won’t spare you from the worst effects of overindulgence.—
Tribune News Service,
The Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2025
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Corporate leaders will be called upon to overcome self-satisfaction with progress made in the advancement of gender parity for women, especially those in senior and middle management.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Megalopolis posits a world of clueless liberal self-satisfaction, missing every point of contemporary alertness to ongoing lawfare and sedition.—
Armond White,
National Review,
4 Oct. 2024
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According to Power Plant Efficiency, natural gas and oil power plants operate between 33% - 60% and 30% respectively due to heat dissipation.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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While diamond's heat dissipation is widely recognized, achieving better charge transport has been the bottleneck.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Nov. 2024
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“Self-indulgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-indulgence. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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