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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  • The group boasted more than $100 million in commitments, with $50 million to come from Brockman and his wife Anna.
    — Garrison Lovely, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Each nail boasted its own playful pattern, an avant-garde technique largely favored by the younger generations.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of boasted
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  • During a hearing over that issue last month, prosecutors revealed jailhouse recordings in which Lavie bragged about exploiting Cloobeck.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Ballmer once bragged about how many toilets are in the Intuit Dome, and that feels like a metaphor for the state of his Clippers.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of bragged
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“Vapored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vapored. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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