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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 bragging
Julian Hayes Ii,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Elon Musk is now bragging that SpaceX will make epic investments en route to unleashing stupendous results.
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Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
Goldberg was obsessive about using original materials, apparently bragging to neighbors about outbidding Martha Stewart on a set of tiles at auction.
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Jesse Armas,
Curbed,
16 June 2026
That is, by throwing gonzo parties and bidding for cool points by bragging about having swum to Jeffrey Epstein's island.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 June 2026
Prosecutors say Ross shot and killed one victim, injured a young woman who was shielding her infant, and later recorded a rap song bragging about the murder.
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Doug Myers,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
But other evidence, including video and text messages of the officer bragging about the shooting, bolstered Martinez’s account and a judge dismissed the federal charges against her.
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Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
Even without the original home still standing, the Hollywood connection gives the property a certain bragging-rights appeal.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 May 2026
But bragging about enjoying a hard shell taco nowadays is like showing up to a street takeover in a horse buggy.
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Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Verb
The old corporate flex of bragging about 80-hour workweeks, where busyness is the proxy for importance, and volume serves as the proof of commitment, is more and more a liability in today’s times.
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Julian Hayes Ii,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Elon Musk is now bragging that SpaceX will make epic investments en route to unleashing stupendous results.
—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
Goldberg was obsessive about using original materials, apparently bragging to neighbors about outbidding Martha Stewart on a set of tiles at auction.
—
Jesse Armas,
Curbed,
16 June 2026
That is, by throwing gonzo parties and bidding for cool points by bragging about having swum to Jeffrey Epstein's island.
—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 June 2026
Prosecutors say Ross shot and killed one victim, injured a young woman who was shielding her infant, and later recorded a rap song bragging about the murder.
—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
But other evidence, including video and text messages of the officer bragging about the shooting, bolstered Martinez’s account and a judge dismissed the federal charges against her.
—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
Even without the original home still standing, the Hollywood connection gives the property a certain bragging-rights appeal.
—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 May 2026
But bragging about enjoying a hard shell taco nowadays is like showing up to a street takeover in a horse buggy.
—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bragging
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Defense witnesses pointed to boastful teens, fireworks-like flashes and uncertain ignition points, with an expert arguing that fireworks were the likely cause and that prosecutors lack proof that a lighter sparked the blaze.
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Chatter about Azik’s famous delens abounds, as does boastful talk about how Monica Bellucci’s family hails from the same part of Nalchik.
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Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra Android Smartwatch The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra dives in deep with you, with a rugged titanium body boasting 10ATM water resistance, ready for open-water ocean swimming.
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Kane feels like a must-have at this stage in the competition, with Haaland unlikely to disrupt that, with Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi also boasting six goals in the tournament at the time of writing.
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Big Red might be a braggart, a bully and rotten to the core, but Lasdun invokes Thomas De Quincey’s neat point about how a man’s capacity to rob says nothing about his propensity to murder.
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Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic.
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The clip of Cawley speaking about Marsch was used to highlight what some believe is the downside of Marsch’s swaggering attitude.
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Lander, who became beloved by DSA members after helping Mamdani beat Cuomo, worked with the mayor’s ad team for a campaign that effectively turned them into a comedy duo — a dorky Jewish dad and a swaggering Muslim mayor, both critical of the Israeli government.
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Lanky with striking red hair and a cocky demeanor, Clapper was dogged and respected by his fellow cops.
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Thanks to one impossibly cocky fighter pilot named Maverick, Reagan-era America never felt better about itself — or its military might.
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Clive was big, and bombastic, and brave, and full of ideas, and just believed, believed, believed, believed.
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There’s a strange irony—though, perhaps, little surprise—that this is how the bombastic Tory politico is now spending his time.
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Avoid Burying Praise in Negatives To avoid making children too conceited, parents might bury praise in the midst of negatives.
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The Pitt definitely feels like the type of workplace where conceited doctors-in-training are pretty much guaranteed to quickly get knocked down a peg.
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West Germany, arrogant attitude adjusted, pounded Chile, 4-1.
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Lasso, in his initial introduction to audiences, wasn’t the warm, pun-loving, inspirational coach audiences would eventually embrace through Apple +, but a slightly arrogant buffoon parodying the average American sports fan.
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“Bragging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bragging. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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