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Recent Examples of boastful
Follow up with clear documentation and updates so your efforts are visible but not boastful.
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Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Laemmle, footing the bill for these sumptuous methods, saw an opportunity to position Universal as a spare-no-expense enterprise, with a billboard in Times Square keeping boastful track of the ever-mounting budget.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
Composers Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss employ the styles of contemporary pop divas like Britney Spears and Lizzo for the boastful, cutting songs.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
This boastful message came just days after her match with Maxxine Dupri, where Lynch intentionally used her championship belt as a weapon.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Laemmle, footing the bill for these sumptuous methods, saw an opportunity to position Universal as a spare-no-expense enterprise, with a billboard in Times Square keeping boastful track of the ever-mounting budget.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
Composers Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss employ the styles of contemporary pop divas like Britney Spears and Lizzo for the boastful, cutting songs.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
This boastful message came just days after her match with Maxxine Dupri, where Lynch intentionally used her championship belt as a weapon.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boastful
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Avoid Burying Praise in Negatives To avoid making children too conceited, parents might bury praise in the midst of negatives.—
Wayne Parker,
Parents,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Pitt definitely feels like the type of workplace where conceited doctors-in-training are pretty much guaranteed to quickly get knocked down a peg.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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In the show, shy Briar U music major Hannah Wells (Ella Bright) and cocky team captain Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli) begin fake-dating to try to catch the attention of Hannah’s crush.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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Because a young, cocky Assistant District Attorney, Thad Longfellow (Ward Horton) wants to oust her as the District Attorney — and is willing to throw mud in order to do it.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
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Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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Thorpe is a braggart whose own extravagance is bolstered by imagining everyone else to be immensely wealthy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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In addition to Galitzine, Idris Elba gets to chew on scenery and a redemption arc as Teela’s battle-ready dad Man-At-Arms, and Jared Leto pulls off his most enjoyable role in years, melding bombastic theatricality and bad-boss vibes as Skeletor.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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In another era, Pratt would have been a welcome edition to the roster of bombastic Southern California preachers a la Aimee Semple McPherson, Chuck Smith and Gene Scott, as well as radio titans such as George Putnam and John Kobylt.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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As Molloy gradually succeeds in puncturing Lestat’s aloof, arrogant outer shell, his sound correspondingly shifts from assaultive punk to more contemplative ballads.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
7 June 2026
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But Lobo isn't some mindless arrogant hulk out to impose his indomitable will.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
6 June 2026
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Claire’s elective death therefore remains a problematic choice for some viewers, an act of vainglorious selfishness from a woman who was never terribly nice to begin with.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2026
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She’s been warning us since 1818 that vainglorious innovators will destroy the earth.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Don’t skip a visit to the rooftop deck, which affords swaggering views of the market’s massive ferris wheel, the downtown skyline, and ferries to nearby islands.—
Harry Cheadle,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 May 2026
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From Sean Connery to Timothy Dalton to Daniel Craig, there’s been many iterations of the swaggering international super spy but none that showcase his humble beginnings until now.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
26 May 2026
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But Randle is a prideful player, and a move to the second unit would likely be considered a demotion in his eyes.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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The Lebanese are a prideful people and see themselves in Ajram.—
Danny Hajjar,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
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“Boastful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boastful. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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