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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 bragging
Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
California has regained its bragging-rights ranking as the world’s fourth-largest economy.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
Hate on Rocky for being the kind of overconfident talker who never seems to know when to stop bragging.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
He has been caught slurring speech, seemingly falling asleep during meetings and bragging about taking the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, used to test for dementia, multiple times.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
President Obama even gave a speech from the White House bragging about the deadly accomplishment.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
With anything that could be construed as bragging confined to his closing line, the competitive drive fueling Chalamet for the past month was all but erased.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Jan. 2026
Never bragging or showing off about his volunteering, Mages was always ready to give time with a smile on his face.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Dec. 2025
My latest headache is Dad is constantly bragging about his new wife.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
Verb
That used to be expected with Patrick Mahomes at quarterback, hardly a bragging point — and certainly never a defense.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
California has regained its bragging-rights ranking as the world’s fourth-largest economy.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
Hate on Rocky for being the kind of overconfident talker who never seems to know when to stop bragging.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
He has been caught slurring speech, seemingly falling asleep during meetings and bragging about taking the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, used to test for dementia, multiple times.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
President Obama even gave a speech from the White House bragging about the deadly accomplishment.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
With anything that could be construed as bragging confined to his closing line, the competitive drive fueling Chalamet for the past month was all but erased.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Jan. 2026
Never bragging or showing off about his volunteering, Mages was always ready to give time with a smile on his face.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Dec. 2025
My latest headache is Dad is constantly bragging about his new wife.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bragging
Adjective
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And his judgment of them is based on his own seeming goodness, and his refusal of the kind of boastful artifice with which Maia and Tallulah live their lives.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
22 Dec. 2025
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The Game of Thrones actor is the voice behind Lockhart, the boastful Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second book of J.K. Rowling's beloved series.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
15 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Today, tech stocks are a key driving force within the S&P 500, while boasting nine out of the top 10 most valuable companies by market capitalization.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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A lot of horsepower is on display at the 2026 Detroit Auto Show with several cars boasting more than 1,000 hp, but one stands above all the others.—
Anastasiia Riddle,
Freep.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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Thorpe is a braggart whose own extravagance is bolstered by imagining everyone else to be immensely wealthy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But the dudes can take a victory lap today, celebrating the nomination of Joseph Kosinski’s swaggering, vroom-vroom sports movie.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Decades later, times may have changed, but the appeal of that swaggering style endures.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Their roles are reversed when O’Brien’s cocky, young CEO must look to McAdams’ strategic planning and survival know-how to stay alive.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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But everybody’s favorite NFL linebacker is allowed to be cocky.—
Samyra,
SELF,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Their rhetoric has been bombastic.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The film, a follow-up to her eponymous memoir, would offer a window into the first lady’s private, sphinx-like world, in contrast to that of her bombastic, spotlight-seeking husband.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Pitt definitely feels like the type of workplace where conceited doctors-in-training are pretty much guaranteed to quickly get knocked down a peg.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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But Grande’s conceited blonde bubblehead gains in stature here as Glinda assumes statesmanlike responsibility to spread goodness in Oz, while experiencing crushing romantic disappointment that humbles her and deflates her vanity.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In the early years of his fame as a writer, Rushdie had something of a reputation for being prickly and arrogant, but Gibney’s portrait reveals a man mellowed by time and experience.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Jan. 2026
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Spock is this brilliant, arrogant, aloof-to-the-point-of-obnoxiousness genius.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Bragging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bragging. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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