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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
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 May 2026
But bragging about enjoying a hard shell taco nowadays is like showing up to a street takeover in a horse buggy.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The winning grade gets recognized with a special hot breakfast or bragging tags for their backpacks.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Kelsey Pomeroy once overheard her husband bragging about her to one of his engineering coworkers.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately for boosters who enjoy bragging about their investments, only one team will win a national championship each year.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Sexyy spends most of the record in stunt mode, but her pedestrian flexes barely scan as bragging.
—Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
Don’t be shy about bragging about your property.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 20 Apr. 2026
Mahan’s team isn’t bragging that voters have already rallied to him.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
Even without the original home still standing, the Hollywood connection gives the property a certain bragging-rights appeal.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 May 2026
But bragging about enjoying a hard shell taco nowadays is like showing up to a street takeover in a horse buggy.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The winning grade gets recognized with a special hot breakfast or bragging tags for their backpacks.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Kelsey Pomeroy once overheard her husband bragging about her to one of his engineering coworkers.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately for boosters who enjoy bragging about their investments, only one team will win a national championship each year.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Sexyy spends most of the record in stunt mode, but her pedestrian flexes barely scan as bragging.
—Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
Don’t be shy about bragging about your property.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 20 Apr. 2026
Mahan’s team isn’t bragging that voters have already rallied to him.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bragging
Adjective
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Chatter about Azik’s famous delens abounds, as does boastful talk about how Monica Bellucci’s family hails from the same part of Nalchik.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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Despite Netanyahu’s boastful statement, a series of nationwide polls last week found that most Israelis do not believe the US and Israel won the war against Iran.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At Barca, however, Alvarez would be guaranteed to compete for top honors each season amid a feeling that Hansi Flick is only just getting started with a young squad boasting plenty of potential.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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And despite boasting one of the most progressive income taxes in the nation, 76% of likely voters want lower taxes on working- and middle-class families.—
Tracy Hernandez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 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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Don’t skip a visit to the rooftop deck, which affords swaggering views of the market’s massive ferris wheel, the downtown skyline, and ferries to nearby islands.—
Harry Cheadle,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 May 2026
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From Sean Connery to Timothy Dalton to Daniel Craig, there’s been many iterations of the swaggering international super spy but none that showcase his humble beginnings until now.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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In conversation, Cornish-Dale is cocky but likable, with a languorous way of speaking that reminded me of Simon Cowell.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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Stand-up comedian Andrew Schulz also joined the Street Fighter cast as Dan Hibiki, who was first introduced in Street Fighter Alpha and is characterized as being obnoxiously cocky.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Those reservations have been blown up by the bombastic presence of Alcaraz combined with Sinner’s stoicism, a synergy seen in full force at Roland Garros last year.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
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That claim sounds bombastic when much of the art world sees the headline grabbing Banksy as a guilty pleasure at best.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Avoid Burying Praise in Negatives To avoid making children too conceited, parents might bury praise in the midst of negatives.—
Wayne Parker,
Parents,
8 Mar. 2026
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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
Adjective
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Public policy decisions always need to strive for middle ground, and those leadership decisions often referred to as arrogant can just as easily be called principled leadership.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
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Some readers will probably hear a billionaire crediting luck and dismiss it as false modesty, the kind of thing people say to avoid sounding arrogant.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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“Bragging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bragging. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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