as in boasts
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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The team boasts defending world champions in three of the four disciplines.—
Elliott Almond,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Each unit is around 250 nanometers (nm) in diameter and boasts a large surface area, as well as strong electrochemical capacity.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Noah Winter brags he’s been to way more Super Bowls than Tom Brady.—
Donna Gordon Blankinship,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Noah Winter brags he’s been to way more Super Bowls than Tom Brady.—
Donna Gordon Blankinship,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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But the Legislature is also considering two bills that strike hammer blows at protections for young teens.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Oscar nominee stars as struggling actor Shah Latif who, at first, blows a shot at the coveted role.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Vapors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vapors. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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