swanked

past tense of swank

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swanked
Verb
  • Clark said the lighting only enhances an atmosphere he’s bragged about for years.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, the gooners bragged about them.
    Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His parents, Democrats both, boasted that their son had been born on Franklin Roosevelt’s birthday.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The dress boasted cap sleeves, a square neckline and a slit in the back.
    Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The kinks in the passing offense wouldn’t be as worrisome if the Eagles’ vaunted running game weren’t also enduring its own.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Fort Stewart in Georgia houses the US Army’s vaunted 3rd Infantry Division, a premier fighting force roughly 20,000 soldiers strong.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Attendee’s workday blues than completely vanished thanks to Billboard‘s Hip-Hop Rookie of the Year GELO, who swaggered about the stage and ignited the party with the littest cuts off his debut album, League of My Own.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
  • Extremely sexy soccer star (and recently crowed Sexiest Soccer Club Owner) David Beckham, a winner in 2015, suggested future SMA winners stay grounded.
    Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Roberts crowed from the stage at midfield at Dodger Stadium last week.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Swanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swanked. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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