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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By 2021, the latest year for which data is available, Turning Point boasted more than $79 million in contributions.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025 -
San Antonio boasted an economic bump of $440 million from hosting the Men’s Basketball Final Four this past April.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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So did his parents, Ramon and Donna Marquez, who along with a couple of aunts, an uncle and a sister, bragged to everyone in their Kauffman Center section about Ryan’s unlikely starring role.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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Others noted Epstein bragged about his connections to the rich and the powerful.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Gasconaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasconaded. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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