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as in pride
a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance
I have enough ego that I don't give up easily when trying to win any contest or competition
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as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
a star athlete with a refreshing lack of ego
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Recent Examples of ego
Oh, Canada, based on the 2021 novel Foregone by Russell Banks — may yet be viewed as a bookend, telling a similar story of a man forced into a reckoning with his own ego.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
Check your egos, in other words, at the chalets’ doors.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024
Good athletes are typically highly coachable, leaving their ego at the door, being adaptable and open to feedback and viewing constructive feedback as a gift toward improvement.
—Jennifer Shewan, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
But fortunately for my oral health and fragile ego, my people-pleasing tendencies won out — and the product changed my life.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
Check your egos, in other words, at the chalets’ doors.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024
Good athletes are typically highly coachable, leaving their ego at the door, being adaptable and open to feedback and viewing constructive feedback as a gift toward improvement.
—Jennifer Shewan, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
But fortunately for my oral health and fragile ego, my people-pleasing tendencies won out — and the product changed my life.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for ego
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ego
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Somewhere in the nearby dry grasses another pride of lions lurk, ready to pounce on any younger buffalo whose hooves end up stuck in the mud.Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024
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The project leader, Tomohiro Nomi, expressed pride in the accomplishment, emphasizing that the robot’s AI was designed to develop its own optimal throwing style.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
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This is relatively spacious and includes a washer/dryer hookup, flushing toilet, vanity sink, and a shower/bath unit, which is always a luxury in a tiny house.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024
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The bathroom was equally inviting — furnished with elegant dual vanity sinks, marble flooring, and a luxurious soaking tub that my daughter loved.Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
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Makeup, initially applied judiciously, becomes a heavily layered shellac, an attempt to gain confidence through cosmetics.Jenelle Riley, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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Economic confidence hangs in the balance as constitutional judges weigh how to rule on Yoon’s fate over the next 180 days.William Pesek, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Kudos are also due Christian Probst as a prince without a drop of royal arrogance.Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2024
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Barack Obama came across to his foes as the principle of arrogance.Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Ego.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ego. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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