as in boasted
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
she bragged that she was richer than anyone else in the state
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Recent Examples of bragged
This low-budget-looking spot was way more successful than the company's previous 2000 Super Bowl ad, the one that bragged about wasting 2 million bucks while showing a monkey dancing on a bucket.
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Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
The Tampa school bragged this fall that its new first-year class had the highest SAT scores in its history and included students from 45 states.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
In messages previously made public, the agent bragged about his marksmanship.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
No president since the Civil War has ever publicly bragged about the Mexican-American War in official proclamations.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The government’s case had slowly fractured as it was revealed that a key piece of evidence – the agent’s car – had been moved more than 1,000 miles away, and the agent who shot the woman had later bragged about the shooting in text messages.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
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
At the Daily Caller, Neff bragged about his posts to at least one colleague.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
In late December, Tesla CEO Elon Musk bragged one of his company’s Robotaxis ferried him around Austin with no safety monitor in the front seat and performed perfectly.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
The Tampa school bragged this fall that its new first-year class had the highest SAT scores in its history and included students from 45 states.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
In messages previously made public, the agent bragged about his marksmanship.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
No president since the Civil War has ever publicly bragged about the Mexican-American War in official proclamations.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The government’s case had slowly fractured as it was revealed that a key piece of evidence – the agent’s car – had been moved more than 1,000 miles away, and the agent who shot the woman had later bragged about the shooting in text messages.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
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
At the Daily Caller, Neff bragged about his posts to at least one colleague.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
In late December, Tesla CEO Elon Musk bragged one of his company’s Robotaxis ferried him around Austin with no safety monitor in the front seat and performed perfectly.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bragged
boasted
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Trump in his remarks boasted of returning religion back to the center of American politics and culture, emphasizing efforts to support prayer in school, policies targeting transgender people and the creation of a White House faith office, among other actions.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Wolverines went 12-2, made the College Football Playoffs and boasted a top-10 defense.—
D. Orlando Ledbetter,
AJC.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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