as in boasts
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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Founded in 2017, 7 Brew boasts a menu offering more than 20,000 drink combinations, according to its website.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
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Alongside Vikander and Fassbender, the film boasts a formidable international cast including Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Hoyeon and Taylor Russell, and marks the rare distinction of Na having every one of his features invited to the Croisette.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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Faith brags about being a social-media coordinator who lives in Murray Hill, and Grace responds to her sister’s slights about marrying into money by grilling her about her own boyfriend’s finance career.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Trump often brags that jobs are going to people born in the United States, rather than to immigrants.—
Josh Boak,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Gasconades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasconades. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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