as in boasted
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
she bragged that she was richer than anyone else in the state
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Recent Examples of bragged
Last month, prosecutors dropped assault charges against Marimar Martinez after questions arose about the official version of an agent who shot her in traffic in Brighton Park, purportedly in self-defense, then bragged later about his marksmanship in text messages with his buddies.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
At the Daily Caller, Neff bragged about his posts to at least one colleague.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
In late December, Tesla CEO Elon Musk bragged one of his company’s Robotaxis ferried him around Austin with no safety monitor in the front seat and performed perfectly.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Putin has bragged that Oreshnik's multiple warheads plunge at rates of up to ten times the speed of sound and can't be intercepted, and that several of them used in a conventional strike could be as devastating as a nuclear attack.
—CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Kimmel closed his monologue by taking the cognitive test that Trump has repeatedly bragged about acing.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
Trump has long bragged about passing cognitive tests.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2026
Obama even dramatically increased fossil fuel exploitation and carbon emissions during his administration, and then bragged about it to a roomful of oil moguls.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
Greenlee bragged on the red brick building’s aesthetic, saying the spot has open and arched ceilings that give it a rustic feel.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Nov. 2025
Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
At the Daily Caller, Neff bragged about his posts to at least one colleague.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
In late December, Tesla CEO Elon Musk bragged one of his company’s Robotaxis ferried him around Austin with no safety monitor in the front seat and performed perfectly.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Putin has bragged that Oreshnik's multiple warheads plunge at rates of up to ten times the speed of sound and can't be intercepted, and that several of them used in a conventional strike could be as devastating as a nuclear attack.
—CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Kimmel closed his monologue by taking the cognitive test that Trump has repeatedly bragged about acing.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
Trump has long bragged about passing cognitive tests.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2026
Obama even dramatically increased fossil fuel exploitation and carbon emissions during his administration, and then bragged about it to a roomful of oil moguls.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
Greenlee bragged on the red brick building’s aesthetic, saying the spot has open and arched ceilings that give it a rustic feel.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bragged
boasted
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Homegrown rarities Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester headlined the ‘13 champions, but Boston’s most recent World Series squad in 2018 boasted a dazzling, but entirely outside rotation.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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These number-less reveals are a lot different than what happened with season 1, where Amazon boasted that Fallout hit 65 million views in 16 days, then 100 million viewers by October 2024.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Bragged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bragged. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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