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egoless

adjective

as in humble

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Recent Examples of egoless Harris describes her as being both an excited collaborator and remarkably egoless about not being at the center of the process. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026 The Knicks then defined teamwork during their postseason surge past the Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers and Spurs, coming together as a cohesive, egoless juggernaut. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026 That team featured players who cut, moved, shot, and hit the open man with an egoless ease. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026 On to neo-soul, a genre that could only be seen as a vessel for humble, egoless artistry to someone who has engaged with the genre primarily through interracial couple TikTok accounts and Instagram slideshows. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026 Dosunmu always has taken an egoless approach to his role with the Bulls. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026 With searing honesty, Keaton describes the rituals and emotions elicited by her eating disorder with egoless bravery. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025 Among them, not least, is the modest, egoless ideal of democratic tradition captured so perfectly in such American monuments as the Lincoln Memorial, which shows not a hero but a man, seated, in grave contemplation. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025

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In a statement posted on social media, Obama highlighted Parton’s humble roots, colossal impact in music and Hollywood, and her philanthropic work.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
In her songs, stage banter and interviews, Parton always presented herself as a humble, yet audacious mountain dreamer made good.

— Jewly Hight, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of humble

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OpenAI’s detailed, self-critical account of pausing its own model functions as a claim to that same safety-conscious ground, whether or not that was the intent behind it.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
In the twilight of their lives, the Harlemite partners in crime are now more self-critical than ever before.

— Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026

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As the trailer tells us, the pleasantly diffident Mona (Moore) is thrown way out of orbit following an audition for a musical show.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 June 2026
To strangers, Kay seemed demure, diffident, even shy, an impression her youthful appearance helped create.

— Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of diffident

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Howard recruited Winkler to star in his 1982 comedy Night Shift, as a meek morgue worker whose life is radicalized by a new hire played by Michael Keaton.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026
Closer to home, Liverpool have shown the pitfalls of an expensive facelift, splurging record sums on Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak last summer only to free-fall from champions to a meek fifth-place finish.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of meek

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This film, so seemingly unassertive, apparently rambling and plotless, has a devastating impact and aftershock.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Avoiding is unassertive and uncooperative, where an individual tends to give up on their own needs and acquiesce to the desires of others by disengaging from the situation altogether.

— Ellen Choi, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025

Definition of unassertive

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The White House has eagerly taken credit for the modest rebound in manufacturing jobs this year, with some 31,000 new positions added since January.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
The trial found similar benefits to those observed by Snyder’s team; these included heightened libido and a modest improvement to mood.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

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