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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Verb
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Ole Miss likely had the rooting interest of many in America, and not only because the Rebels’ modest history in the sport boasted only one recognized national championship, and that one in distant 1960.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026 -
In other posts, Golden boasted about having secret cameras to record young girls in private settings, such as bathrooms and showers, the feds said.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Clark said the lighting only enhances an atmosphere he’s bragged about for years.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the gooners bragged about them.—
Daniel Kolitz,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Vapored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vapored. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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