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
However, a jailhouse informant told a DA investigator in a recorded interview that Neary bragged in jail about stabbing Miner.
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Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
During one meeting, Kazakevich reportedly bragged about his ability to make or acquire bullets for nearly every occasion.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
So did his parents, Ramon and Donna Marquez, who along with a couple of aunts, an uncle and a sister, bragged to everyone in their Kauffman Center section about Ryan’s unlikely starring role.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Others noted Epstein bragged about his connections to the rich and the powerful.
—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Trump has long bragged about his cognitive ability, repeatedly offering to take a cognitive exam alongside Biden during the 2024 campaign, and has claimed his rambling is a purposeful speaking style.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Some users bragged about allegedly assaulting or blackmailing women and encouraged others to insult the women shown in photos with degrading language.
—Cnn Staff 20 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
The ones in Lexington bragged about the ability to go home and cook stuff, and the ones in Louisville — their rooms didn’t have that ability.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Though Musk initially bragged the truck would retail at only $39,900 when it was expected to hit the market in late 2021, the Cybertruck faced years of delays, debuting in November 2023 with a price tag of $60,990.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
During one meeting, Kazakevich reportedly bragged about his ability to make or acquire bullets for nearly every occasion.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
So did his parents, Ramon and Donna Marquez, who along with a couple of aunts, an uncle and a sister, bragged to everyone in their Kauffman Center section about Ryan’s unlikely starring role.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Others noted Epstein bragged about his connections to the rich and the powerful.
—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Trump has long bragged about his cognitive ability, repeatedly offering to take a cognitive exam alongside Biden during the 2024 campaign, and has claimed his rambling is a purposeful speaking style.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Some users bragged about allegedly assaulting or blackmailing women and encouraged others to insult the women shown in photos with degrading language.
—Cnn Staff 20 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
The ones in Lexington bragged about the ability to go home and cook stuff, and the ones in Louisville — their rooms didn’t have that ability.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Though Musk initially bragged the truck would retail at only $39,900 when it was expected to hit the market in late 2021, the Cybertruck faced years of delays, debuting in November 2023 with a price tag of $60,990.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bragged
boasted
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The device sounded terrifying – an apparently new, nuclear capable IRBM, fired with multiple conventional warheads, that the Kremlin boasted could rip through European defenses.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Portuguese won seven major trophies (three Premier Leagues, an FA Cup and three League Cups) during two spells at Stamford Bridge (2004-7, 2013-15) and boasted extraordinary statistics like not losing any of his first 77 home Premier League games (a run finally ended by Sunderland in 2014).—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Bragged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bragged. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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