vapored

verb

past tense of vapor
as in boasted
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess a faded Southern belle tiresomely vaporing about all the handsome beaux she had in her long-ago youth

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  1. boasted
  2. bragged
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  • Netanyahu’s government, the most nationalist and religious in Israel’s history, has boasted of establishing over 100 new settlements.
    — Joseph Krauss, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Hulu’s Alice and Steve went to some amusing, unexpected places and boasted great work from Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement as the toxic pair of titular BFFs.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of boasted
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  • Placed in a jail cell wired with hidden microphones, Jester bragged to his cellmate that when Jackson tried to fight back, he pistol-whipped the rapper and shot him three times in the back.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • There, regional operations manager Kenny Barsalou bragged about the brand inside a plush restaurant booth.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of bragged
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“Vapored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vapored. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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