gloat

as in to brag
to show in an improper or selfish way that you are happy with your own success or another person's failure After such a tough campaign, they're gloating over their victory in the election. All right, you won. There's no need to gloat about it.

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Recent Examples of gloat Rollins appeared on The Rich Eisen Show to gloat about his masterful plan. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025 Colbert is a frequent Trump critic; Trump gloated publicly after the cancellation was announced. Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025 Days after gloating over The Late Show’s cancellation, President Donald Trump claims to know which other late-night programs are next on the chopping block. Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 22 July 2025 Read more: • Democrats gloat as MAGA World explodes over Epstein files. Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for gloat
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brag
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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
  • Others noted Epstein bragged about his connections to the rich and the powerful.
    Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Gloat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloat. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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