as in boasts
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
even the noblest of fellows have been known to vaunt a bit
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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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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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“Vaunts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaunts. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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