as in ego
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
an editor of sufficient self-opinion to include some of her own work in an anthology of the best American short stories
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Noun
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His on-field poise and ego-free personality are a combination that will be an easy sell to an NFL locker room.—
Antonio Morales, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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The ego, the hardness, the … callousness of anything that might be on the heart or the mind had literally just melted away.—
Noun
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Posing on top of an antique vanity and inside a wooden cabinet, Bieber cycled through a parade of sheer lace, see-through mesh, and strappy designs in shades of red, black, pink, and cream.—
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Store liquids—such as lotion, makeup, perfumes, and skincare—on a tray to protect your vanity table or bathroom cabinet.—
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But, most of all, there was pride — the good kind of pride.—
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The Hoosiers are the bad guys, the bullies come to take your pride and your lunch money, albeit politely.—
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Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach take turns transforming into floating marketplaces — docks converted to catwalks, hulls polished to reflective arrogance, sales reps who can quote fuel burn like yacht owners care about costs.—
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College football is awash in problems, including the Big Ten’s unrivaled arrogance, and its never-ending list of demands that would make Notre Dame blush.—
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“Self-opinion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-opinion. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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