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Recent Examples of chest-thumping
Around the world, mourning rituals of Muharram and Ashoura can include rhythmic chest-thumping or beating in unison and public processions.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
As the sun began to lower, the men gathered in a circle, the tempo of their chest-thumping accelerating with the intensity of their chants.
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
This sounds like a worthy alternative, although whether Americans will find the self-critical patriotism of loving a work in progress as compelling as chest-thumping jingoistic nationalism remains an open question.
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Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
The defensive spark plug somehow jumped higher than any Nuggets forward did for a rebound in Minneapolis last Thursday night, chest-thumping the glass at the top of his leap.
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Sean Keeler,
Twin Cities,
5 May 2026
The defensive spark plug somehow jumped higher than any Nuggets forward did for a rebound in Minneapolis last Thursday night, chest-thumping the glass at the top of his leap.
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
The Sabres took the chest-thumping contest, out-hitting the B’s 53-38.
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Stephen Conroy,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
But his uppercase blasts, chest-thumping rants and coarse insults are more likely now to draw a Gallic shrug.
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Serge Schmemann,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
His remarks about Iran moved beyond personal attacks or chest-thumping nationalism to take on a tone of collective punishment and civilizational destruction.
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Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
ABC News,
25 June 2026
As the sun began to lower, the men gathered in a circle, the tempo of their chest-thumping accelerating with the intensity of their chants.
—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
This sounds like a worthy alternative, although whether Americans will find the self-critical patriotism of loving a work in progress as compelling as chest-thumping jingoistic nationalism remains an open question.
—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
The defensive spark plug somehow jumped higher than any Nuggets forward did for a rebound in Minneapolis last Thursday night, chest-thumping the glass at the top of his leap.
—
Sean Keeler,
Twin Cities,
5 May 2026
The defensive spark plug somehow jumped higher than any Nuggets forward did for a rebound in Minneapolis last Thursday night, chest-thumping the glass at the top of his leap.
—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
The Sabres took the chest-thumping contest, out-hitting the B’s 53-38.
—
Stephen Conroy,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
But his uppercase blasts, chest-thumping rants and coarse insults are more likely now to draw a Gallic shrug.
—
Serge Schmemann,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
His remarks about Iran moved beyond personal attacks or chest-thumping nationalism to take on a tone of collective punishment and civilizational destruction.
—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chest-thumping
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Needless to say there was no second date, and, eventually though painfully, my own arrogance had some of its rough edges worn down.
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In Episode 3, Harris discussed the early arrogance of the founding fathers who made proposals for America's independence and questioned who was entitled to freedom.
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The script by Kevin Wade throws up hurdles of sexism and class snobbery, never sugarcoating how Tess’s male co-workers treat her like a blow-up doll.
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This is a gently funny story that keeps the dignity of the senior characters whose wisdom helps the young woman take a new look at her mother’s snobbery.
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Since the Labour Party took office in 2024, average weekly pay, adjusted for inflation and excluding bonuses, has inched up less than 1% to £494 ($651), according to the UK statistics office — hardly better than the growth since 2019.
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But that was little comfort to tech investors, who are concerned that short-term inflation will increase the debt burden of mega-cap companies that have borrowed large amounts of money to fund their artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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And yet, the collateral damage that self-assertion can cause is also considered — women are not forgotten in the picture.
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What these markets share is a lower tolerance for self-assertion without validation.
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There’s a snobbishness to that kind of comment, which doesn’t make any sense to me.
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His genius was giving everything just enough of a comic edge to nullify pomposity.
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Wagner’s humor deflates pomposity, and gives you permission to trust your own palate first.
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Pearl revels in wickedness, presenting a literary world in which a successful writer’s haughtiness is both encouraged and rewarded.
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Love this imperiousness aimed at doctors from a hospital bed.
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“Chest-thumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chest-thumping. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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