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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Economists say the trend has also become evident in North Texas, a region that has long boasted among the country’s brightest corporate success stories yet simultaneously suffers from vast geographic and racial prosperity divides.—
Trevor Bach,
Dallas Morning News,
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The organization has a long history of partnering with musicians, going back to 1995’s The Help Album, which boasted new songs from Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Blur, Oasis, Portishead, and more of the biggest names in British music.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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Last month, prosecutors dropped assault charges against Marimar Martinez after questions arose about the official version of an agent who shot her in traffic in Brighton Park, purportedly in self-defense, then bragged later about his marksmanship in text messages with his buddies.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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At the Daily Caller, Neff bragged about his posts to at least one colleague.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Vapored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vapored. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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