preened

past tense of preen

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gloated
Verb
  • In June, a livestream of UCLA’s graduation paused on a graduate who gloated for the camera about ChatGPT ostensibly doing his final exams for him.
    Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Preened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preened. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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