Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swanking
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Oscar Isaac‘s Victor Frankenstein is part 18th-century dandy and part swaggering Swinging Sixties rock star, as if Lord Byron had been genetically spliced with Brian Jones.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025 -
With his deathly pallor and Byronic charm, Stamp was perfect as the self-destructive, swaggering scoundrel who is haunted by visions of a spectral little girl.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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So, documenting one of his first shows in New York feels less about bragging to your friends online, or even generating a watchable clip, and more about capturing history.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Bronstein says the lines between reality and what appears to be reality are blurred as bragging spills over to personal lives and work, projecting, exaggerating and competing for attention.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Following a summer transfer window that saw 13 new faces arrive in north Wales, the squad went into Saturday’s match boasting a combined tally of 1,685 second-tier appearances, the 11th-highest tally in the division and almost 250 more than QPR.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Green Wave are building a compelling resume, already boasting wins over two Power Four opponents, Northwestern and Duke.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Mist curls through the jungle canopy as Ubud stirs with roosters crowing and incense rising from its ancient temple shrines.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The foreign ministry spokeswoman in Moscow is crowing about that – that he's no longer isolated.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Swanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swanking. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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