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Recent Examples of overconfidence
Cognitive biases—such as overconfidence or the tendency to overlook low-probability events—can cloud judgment and lead to poor risk management.
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Trent Hoerr, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
My advice for this is to be humble without losing confidence, and self-assured without crossing into overconfidence.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
And so his default or resting position is like awesomeness, overconfidence.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
However, this can lead to overconfidence and misjudgment.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Trent Hoerr, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
My advice for this is to be humble without losing confidence, and self-assured without crossing into overconfidence.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
And so his default or resting position is like awesomeness, overconfidence.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
However, this can lead to overconfidence and misjudgment.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overconfidence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overconfidence
Noun
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Most are due to unnecessary escalation, creating disengagement, authoritative behaviors, arrogance and ego.—
Joao Mendes-Roter,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Musk’s casual Friday attire just shows his arrogance and disrespect for American government.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Art therapy, storytelling and other expressive techniques can also encourage deeper emotional connections and self-confidence.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Reasons for disengagement vary, including self-confidence, schoolwork and safety.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The back-and-forth over tariffs shook confidence in U.S. leadership, exposed fractures within Trump’s team and rattled companies that rely on global sources for products and international customers for sales.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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In the end, though, the team that has the confidence of a champion didn’t fold, and the team with something to prove — and one that has thrived in clutch situations this season — made error after error in the game’s tightest moments.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That self-assurance helped the gifted actor make history, becoming the youngest person to sign a first-look deal at a studio at 14 years old.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Chapman attributes that self-assurance to Kershenbaum.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The gap between vague assurances and complex data fuels frustration among those waiting.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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That means aid workers have no assurance the military won’t strike them.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, outside of those groups, paying a dividend is a choice, not a presumption, and the decision is often made very strategically by the board of directors and management.—
Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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Protections For Cannabis Consumers State Question 837 also includes provisions that prohibit the presumption of intoxication based on the use of marijuana or the presence of THC metabolites in a person’s system.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Overconfidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overconfidence. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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