gasconaded

past tense of gasconade
as in boasted
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess the Baron Münchhausen was so notorious for gasconading about his purported exploits as soldier and hunter that his name has become synonymous with the telling of tall tales

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  • On Tuesday, Kansas City officials boasted of $570 million in direct spending, which includes lodging, dining and retail data across nine counties in Missouri and Kansas during the duration of this summer’s soccer tournament.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Apple itself has long boasted about using machine learning to help design and improve its software and devices.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 28 Oct. 2026
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  • Maya’s owner, Laura Lee Yourex of Costa Mesa, illegally registered her pet to vote in California, then bragged about the act on social media, the Los Angeles Times and other media outlets reported.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Seaver, who announced Parton’s death at the age of 80, bragged about the deal in Haiti in that message, court records show.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
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“Gasconaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasconaded. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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