as in boasting
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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Of course, there are plenty more popular low-cost rotisserie chickens across the city, but they’re not offered in stylish dining rooms or alongside wine lists boasting over 1,000 bottles.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026 -
Pittsburgh could already lay claim to boasting one of the two best pitchers in the world.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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Mahan’s team isn’t bragging that voters have already rallied to him.—
Matt Klink,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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Beyond the claims itself, evidence released in the trial had revealed some unflattering conversations between Live Nation representatives, perhaps most notably a set of exchanges between two regional employees bragging to each other about gouging concertgoers on ancillary fees and parking spaces.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Gasconading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasconading. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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