as in ego
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
an all-consuming vanity that made him hunger for constant praise from others
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Recent Examples of vanity
Best Amazon Prime Day Outlet Beauty Deals Stock up your vanity with beauty essentials from just $5 this week.
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Clara McMahon, People.com, 7 July 2025
The mirror should be proportional to the vanity, maybe two-thirds of the width, according to designer Lynn Siemer, director of design and operations at Blythe Interiors.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
The result is an almost weary vanity, in which the author plays himself as if under duress, simultaneously flourishing and folding up the self.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
In the bathroom, a deep soaking tub grounds the space, paired with sleek fixtures and a spacious vanity.
—Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Clara McMahon, People.com, 7 July 2025
The mirror should be proportional to the vanity, maybe two-thirds of the width, according to designer Lynn Siemer, director of design and operations at Blythe Interiors.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
The result is an almost weary vanity, in which the author plays himself as if under duress, simultaneously flourishing and folding up the self.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
In the bathroom, a deep soaking tub grounds the space, paired with sleek fixtures and a spacious vanity.
—Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanity
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Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images/Getty Images Also read: Commanders Star WR Reacts to Ending Training Camp Holdout With countless people in and around the league trying to crown him the next big thing, Daniels' ego could have quickly inflated.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
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Tension could arise if egos clash, but underneath the surface, there’s an invitation to practice softness, to apologize without conditions, and to notice where control is getting in the way of genuine collaboration.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
27 July 2025
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Leo season says to take pride in your accomplishments and put them on display.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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In the final episode of The Cosby Show, Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable is beaming with pride—his only son is graduating college.—
Mychal Denzel Smith,
Time,
22 July 2025
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The sweeping track was inspired in part by Rebecca Solnit’s 2014 collection Men Explain Things to Me, with the titular essay providing a scathing look at male arrogance and how conversations between men and women go awry.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
16 July 2025
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But nothing in his tenure captures all at once the sense of arrogance, tone-deafness to the concerns of Floridians and obsession with keeping secrets.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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“Vanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanity. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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