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as in rhetoric
boastful speech or writing
his braggadocio hid the fact that he felt personally inadequate
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as in braggart
someone who boasts
the swaggering braggadocio is a stock figure of American folklore, with Davy Crockett and Mike Fink being prime examples
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Recent Examples of braggadocio
Trump’s braggadocio State of the Union message about our surging economy and his compassionate ICE raids was the icing on the Circassian cake.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Sure enough, Son did indeed suffer another precipitous fall, though today is once again brimming with braggadocio.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
The distortions of segregation in the South in the forties left their mark, to be sure, but behind his tropism for the limelight, underneath all the braggadocio that is mistaken for arrogance, lies Jesse Louis Jackson's greatest longing in life—the lust for legitimacy.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Timmy’s Marty promotional tour was loud and brash — viral Zoom videos, Soulja Boy routines in Brazil, standing atop the Sphere in Las Vegas — and had a lot of people wondering if his decision to adopt a Marty Mauser-style braggadocio would ultimately hurt his chances to win over Oscar voters.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Sure enough, Son did indeed suffer another precipitous fall, though today is once again brimming with braggadocio.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
The distortions of segregation in the South in the forties left their mark, to be sure, but behind his tropism for the limelight, underneath all the braggadocio that is mistaken for arrogance, lies Jesse Louis Jackson's greatest longing in life—the lust for legitimacy.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Timmy’s Marty promotional tour was loud and brash — viral Zoom videos, Soulja Boy routines in Brazil, standing atop the Sphere in Las Vegas — and had a lot of people wondering if his decision to adopt a Marty Mauser-style braggadocio would ultimately hurt his chances to win over Oscar voters.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for braggadocio
Noun
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However, the website of the pro-cap campaign appears to draw on anti-Muslim rhetoric to make its case.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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And despite the Education Department’s rhetoric, borrowers are still getting their student loans discharged.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Clayton is cool and kind and a big braggart.—
Wendy Paris,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Not to become a braggart, but to amplify my or our team’s success on projects or risk going unnoticed.—
Lintao "LT" Lu,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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But not even Footer’s thorough sleuthing has unearthed much more than Bradley’s brag.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Humble brag; That turned out to be a stroke of genius on my part.—
Marc Silver,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
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The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
6 June 2023
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The documentary’s contradiction is right there, enthralling us with the wild achievements Potter pulled off and frustrating us with his bombast, leading us to ponder whether, as The Dark Wizard suggests, either could exist without the other.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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Brian Gibson’s gangrenous bass riffs and gibbering, muffled vocals have even more gonzo energy than usual, while Chippendale mixes bombast and finesse with his customary flair.—
Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
24 Apr. 2026
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Features like variable-speed blowers help regulate airflow more precisely, reducing energy waste and maintaining more consistent indoor temperatures.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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How Electric Dryers Work Electric dryers use a heating element and a blower that are powered by electricity alone.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
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Much of that singularity was centered in McCarthy’s prose, which ricocheted—sometimes gracefully, sometimes jarringly—between gruff matter-of-factness and soaring, biblical grandiloquence.—
Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
13 June 2023
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Several of them can fly, and all have at least a touch of grandiloquence to them.—
Michael Nordine,
Variety,
11 Aug. 2022
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Political chatter was less direct for much of the evening, with most discussion limited to how honored the fighters were to be competing at the White House, with an emphasis on celebrating veterans and first responders.—
William Earl,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Not that that chatter didn’t exist.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
15 June 2026
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“Braggadocio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braggadocio. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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