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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Clayton-Thomas joined the group, which boasted a brass section and, like the Bossmen, drew inspiration from jazz.
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Whereas in the past, new cameras boasted better screens, memory or capabilities, the new pitch is intelligence.
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In addition to being a great student, Maddie is a skilled softball player, which her mom Jamie Lynn bragged about in May 2022.
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But their website bragged about Mother’s Day brunch.
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“Vapored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vapored. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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