Thesaurus results for PRIDED

prided

verb

past tense of pride

as in congratulated

to think highly of (oneself) he prides himself on the quality of his writing

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Recent Examples of prided The Texas native, who was eating at a cafe in the Crown Center Shops on Thursday in Kansas City, used to believe that franchise restaurants like Chipotle and Qdoba prided themselves on delivering just that. — Freddrell Green, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026 The move marks a sharp shift for a country that has long prided itself on welcoming immigrants. — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 The instructor prided himself on checking in with his students. — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026 Odysseus also prided himself on being the only person able to string his sturdy bow. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026 Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong has prided himself on finding ways to elevate his game. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 That turn is notable in a country that has prided itself on keeping the far right at the margins, and whose own history of colonization and emigration has generally made such politics a hard sell. — Donathan L. Brown, The Conversation, 24 June 2026 Hong Kong has long prided itself on minimal government intervention in the economy, even while referencing Beijing’s vision for the city. — ABC News, 15 June 2026 Dulin’s case to start Dulin has prided himself on being able to do a little bit of everything in the NFL. — James Boyd, New York Times, 11 June 2026

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Walter put a take-it-or-leave-it bid on the table so high — hundreds of millions above where the other bidders had been in the process — that former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt called off the auction and congratulated Walter.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
The former Vanderpump star says no one from her former Bravo family has congratulated her on House of Stassi’s success, except for Tom Schwartz.

— McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of congratulated

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Trump was flattered into joining Benjamin Netanyahu in attacking Iran, where former presidents had the intelligence to refuse his appeals.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
Curry processed the sentiment, flattered by the validation in their gratitude.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of flattered

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Jason bragged about using emotional manipulation over his dead mother to trick Angela.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
Plenty of others bragged about how their normally less-than-healthy eating habits would protect them from the diarrheal scourge.

— Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026

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