as in cocks
someone who boasts
he's an irritating brag whose sense of selfhood is defined by what he owns
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as in boasts
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 brags
Dan Walters, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
While Newsom brags incessantly about the state and its achievements, its chronic problems, such as a high level of homelessness, are obvious to anyone.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brags
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Today, her beautiful, modern Italian namesake restaurant boasts three beloved locations across the city, and in an incredible milestone, her line of artisanal frozen pizzas will be available in every Target store nationwide as of September 17.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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NightFlight Expedition boasts a custom amphibious ride vehicle that interacts with multimedia projections, dynamic onboard and offboard audio, as well as special lighting effects to take guests on an unforgettable journey through Great Smoky Mountains National Park in search of bioluminescence.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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Three electric blowers inflate the bellows.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Sep. 2025
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But, if so, wouldn’t whistle-blowers have turned up something by now?—
Matthew Hutson,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Brags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brags. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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