as in self-pleased
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And for any fan of the show — and Wilson’s over-the-top, egotistical Dwight — the lyrics might not be a total surprise.—
Victoria Edel, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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In the 1998 episode, Theroux, 53, appears briefly as an egotistical writer who flirts with Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw at a party.—
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That’s another important component of the foreclosures First Street tracked: areas where home prices are rising tend to avoid falling into distress.—
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It’s used to empower creativity with respect to craft and to talent, which is extremely important in this industry.—
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Yet Hudson remains optimistic that some new fund managers will have longevity.—
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Knowledge of controversy aside, Davis remains optimistic about the new series coming from HBO.—
Adjective
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Although Microsoft users are more used to being on the receiving end of warnings about password compromise attacks, that doesn’t mean that Apple fans can be complacent.—
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However, international students are our students and remaining complacent as their perspectives are brutally suppressed and they are dragged away from our campuses—which should serve as safe, nurturing spaces for intellectual exchange and political criticism—harms us all.—
Adjective
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Trump is self-centered, boastful and uncaring about the needs of others.—
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The second thing is that a lot of our discussion about happiness is overly self-centered.—
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This is the worst kind of football team: a conceited but objectively mediocre squad.—
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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.—
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They were thanked for coming by loyal Canadians, clearly proud of their head of state.—
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At Ferrara, which has a long, proud history of making candy in Chicago, the business outlook is still positive, according to Greg Guidotti, chief marketing officer.—
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Jain didn’t barge onto the scene with the pompous bravado as many others do.—
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The entire episode elicits the kind of pompous stench that has long prompted ill feelings toward Michigan — a sentiment magnified by the actions and attitudes that led to the investigation at hand.—
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“Self-affected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-affected. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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