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someone who boasts
he's an irritating brag whose sense of selfhood is defined by what he owns
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as in boasts
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 brags
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Like any good barbecue IRL, the chat is mostly meat pics, cooking tips (with a dose of half-brags) and occasional smack talk.
—Farhan Mustafa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Share real results without the humble brags.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Donna Gordon Blankinship, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Noah Winter brags he’s been to way more Super Bowls than Tom Brady.
—Donna Gordon Blankinship, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
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
The site brags that 30% of Fortune 100 companies use Catalant to solve vexing problems.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
Anyone who brags excessively about his or her offspring on social media will immediately be incarcerated for at least a week.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
But where are the customer brags?
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
While Newsom brags incessantly about the state and its achievements, its chronic problems, such as a high level of homelessness, are obvious to anyone.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
The entertainment industry is no stranger to individuals who espouse contested stories about screen hits, but the producers of Legacy of Lies have grown tired of his brags.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Like any good barbecue IRL, the chat is mostly meat pics, cooking tips (with a dose of half-brags) and occasional smack talk.
—Farhan Mustafa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Share real results without the humble brags.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
Noah Winter brags he’s been to way more Super Bowls than Tom Brady.
—Donna Gordon Blankinship, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Noah Winter brags he’s been to way more Super Bowls than Tom Brady.
—Donna Gordon Blankinship, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
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
The site brags that 30% of Fortune 100 companies use Catalant to solve vexing problems.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
Anyone who brags excessively about his or her offspring on social media will immediately be incarcerated for at least a week.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
But where are the customer brags?
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
While Newsom brags incessantly about the state and its achievements, its chronic problems, such as a high level of homelessness, are obvious to anyone.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brags
Verb
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The team boasts defending world champions in three of the four disciplines.—
Elliott Almond,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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In the 3800 block of North Hamilton Avenue in Chicago's North Center neighborhood, residents armed with a couple of snow blowers and a lot of shovels cleared off the block before city crews arrived.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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Some snow blowers have electric-start engines.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Brags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brags. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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