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
Before the trial, three inmates contacted the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office to say that Hedrick bragged about killing Beason, Miller and Fye.
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John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Lindell bragged of spending millions to combat election fraud.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
The arrangement unraveled in 2022, after one of the involved parties bragged about it at a professional conference and was overheard by an LAUSD employee who reported the comments to district officials, the complaint said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Trump bragged about the COVID vaccines—his COVID vaccines—during a rally and his own people booed.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Other veteran riders bragged about strapping in their toddler children and grandchildren for their first trail ride.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026
Paul also claimed Mullin bragged about voicing his approval of the assault directly to Paul.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
In early December, Kalshi bragged about its new partnership with CNN.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
During the State of the Union, the top federal employee bullied, bragged and rambled for 107 minutes.
—Milly Dawson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Lindell bragged of spending millions to combat election fraud.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
The arrangement unraveled in 2022, after one of the involved parties bragged about it at a professional conference and was overheard by an LAUSD employee who reported the comments to district officials, the complaint said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Trump bragged about the COVID vaccines—his COVID vaccines—during a rally and his own people booed.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Other veteran riders bragged about strapping in their toddler children and grandchildren for their first trail ride.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026
Paul also claimed Mullin bragged about voicing his approval of the assault directly to Paul.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
In early December, Kalshi bragged about its new partnership with CNN.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
During the State of the Union, the top federal employee bullied, bragged and rambled for 107 minutes.
—Milly Dawson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bragged
boasted
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In interviews, McCann boasted of notching huge returns on a flash-in-the-pan memecoin called BONK.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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As the tax season kicked off in January, the White House boasted that average returns were projected to rise by at least $1,000.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Bragged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bragged. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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