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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Evil-Lyn This edgier, extra-articulated action figure boasts collector-level detail and movie-accurate design, including the likeness of actress Alison Brie.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026 -
This two-story home boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and three bathrooms.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2026
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This model brags a magnetic docking system, and while its made for Caraway pan lids in particular, any metal handle should do the trick.—
Alex Ronan,
Architectural Digest,
1 Jan. 2026
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The site brags that 30% of Fortune 100 companies use Catalant to solve vexing problems.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Nov. 2025
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One feature the LOKLiK app on Android has that absolutely blows Cricut out of the water is the ability to download more fonts for free.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Jan. 2026
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Cleveland’s Cade blows hitters away with a nasty fastball/splitter combination.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Vapors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vapors. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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