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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanfaronade
Noun
  • And planets don’t revolve around the sun, hot air doesn’t rise and gravity doesn’t bring falling leaves to Earth.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • And planets don’t revolve around the sun, hot air doesn’t rise, and gravity doesn’t bring falling leaves to Earth.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Yet, historians have noted that his rhetoric and policies play into the individualist and patriotic characteristics associated with the beloved Western cowboy.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Republican rhetoric didn’t appear to give protesters pause in the Bay Area on Saturday, and local Republicans appeared to stay on the sidelines.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His early career was marked by the sort of gasconade many fans of the NFL had come to adore and many MLB executives and players had come to loathe.
    Robert Klemko, The MMQB, 13 July 2017
Noun
  • The entertainment industry is no stranger to individuals who espouse contested stories about screen hits, but the producers of Legacy of Lies have grown tired of his brags.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
  • While the sale hasn’t started just yet, there are tons of early Amazon Prime Day toy deals to get your holiday shopping started or snag a brag-worthy deal on a birthday gift.
    Anja Webb, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Now, how about that chatter about a possible WBD bid?
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Glenn's winless start through the first six games has caused chatter to begin in the media about the possibility that New York could move on from Glenn before next season.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Fanfaronade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanfaronade. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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