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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Holmes’s chocolate brown pair boasted a low-profile silhouette, dainty tie, and luxe-looking lattice texture.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026 -
But the Yankees, including Aaron Boone, Brian Cashman and multiple players, have endorsed largely maintaining a roster that boasted baseball’s best offense in 2025 and tied Toronto for the American League’s best record despite falling short of a division title.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Their deaths occurred roughly seven weeks apart last year — Harper, 18, was gunned down at a house party in Bay Point by intruders who allegedly bragged about it online afterward.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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This low-budget-looking spot was way more successful than the company's previous 2000 Super Bowl ad, the one that bragged about wasting 2 million bucks while showing a monkey dancing on a bucket.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Vapored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vapored. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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