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
Instead, the gooners bragged about them.
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Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The Broncos' defense looks like the unit that every member of that unit has bragged about to every reporter that came through Denver.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Loyd, Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray all bragged to Hammon on the championship podium that their plants are still alive — and ran with the metaphor all season of being planted, not buried.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Ted bragged about his wife's musical accomplishments in Moscow, showing her off like a favorite accessory.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
However, a jailhouse informant told a DA investigator in a recorded interview that Neary bragged in jail about stabbing Miner.
—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
Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The Broncos' defense looks like the unit that every member of that unit has bragged about to every reporter that came through Denver.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Loyd, Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray all bragged to Hammon on the championship podium that their plants are still alive — and ran with the metaphor all season of being planted, not buried.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Ted bragged about his wife's musical accomplishments in Moscow, showing her off like a favorite accessory.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
However, a jailhouse informant told a DA investigator in a recorded interview that Neary bragged in jail about stabbing Miner.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bragged
boasted
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In areas that once boasted generations of oak and hickory trees, beech and maple now make up large portions of the midstory.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
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The unique silhouette boasted a slanted heel and a tapered toe.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Bragged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bragged. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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