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
Elsewhere, the bathrooms feature heated floors, illuminated mirrors, floating vanities, and floor-to-ceiling tile.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
29 June 2026
Treat hearing loss as brain care, not vanity When hearing fades, the brain has to work harder to make sense of the world.
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Angela Haupt,
Time,
29 June 2026
From wearable gold spheres that held herbs and rose petals (known as pomanders) in the Middle Ages to pump atomizers that decorated vanities in the early 1900s, perfume has been stored in beautiful vessels for centuries.
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Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
27 June 2026
Elsewhere, Prada made a case for vanity pouches swinging from belts; keychains were back at Tod’s; and at Giorgio Armani, models sported the letters G and A pinned to their blazers in homage to the late designer, who died last September.
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Scarlett Conlon,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
29 June 2026
Treat hearing loss as brain care, not vanity When hearing fades, the brain has to work harder to make sense of the world.
—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
29 June 2026
From wearable gold spheres that held herbs and rose petals (known as pomanders) in the Middle Ages to pump atomizers that decorated vanities in the early 1900s, perfume has been stored in beautiful vessels for centuries.
—
Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
27 June 2026
Elsewhere, Prada made a case for vanity pouches swinging from belts; keychains were back at Tod’s; and at Giorgio Armani, models sported the letters G and A pinned to their blazers in homage to the late designer, who died last September.
—
Scarlett Conlon,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanity
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Visitors would find artifacts such as the candlestand, where Washington chose humility over ego and began the peaceful transfer of power.
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The Aussie needed to have some amount of ego to achieve that confidence, something Wright didn’t have or realize.
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The history of Kaskaskia is full of stories of resilience and stubborn pride, but also of the inevitability of nature.
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Schlanger’s pride in his Jewishness forced Goldstein to reflect on her upbringing.
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Needless to say there was no second date, and, eventually though painfully, my own arrogance had some of its rough edges worn down.
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In Episode 3, Harris discussed the early arrogance of the founding fathers who made proposals for America's independence and questioned who was entitled to freedom.
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“Vanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanity. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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