1
as in brags
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
I, too, would swagger if I'd won first place in the bowling tournament
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as in struts
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements
hoping to impress the women at the bar, the young man confidently swaggered across the room
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Verb
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This model brags a magnetic docking system, and while its made for Caraway pan lids in particular, any metal handle should do the trick.—
Alex Ronan,
Architectural Digest,
1 Jan. 2026 -
The site brags that 30% of Fortune 100 companies use Catalant to solve vexing problems.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Nov. 2025
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At the Barclays, Ellie struts the halls—all eyes are on her and her entourage.—
Marc Williams,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Sep. 2025
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The only actor who looks at home here is Chloë Sevigny as Kim, the resident Yale Philosophy Department psychotherapist, who struts through the movie in a series of baggy suits and a curly bowl haircut that wouldn’t be out of place on the Beverly Hillbillies’ Miss Jane Hathaway.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
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Evil-Lyn This edgier, extra-articulated action figure boasts collector-level detail and movie-accurate design, including the likeness of actress Alison Brie.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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This two-story home boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and three bathrooms.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2026
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He high-steps, air-guitars, and sashays around as a program who abandoned his once-rebellious origins to survive the danger of the Grid.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
8 Oct. 2025
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Back home, their physically abusive father stalks the shadowy hallways.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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While obviously not confirmed, legend holds that a specific ghost stalks the halls of the quaint country retreat.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Swaggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swaggers. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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