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as in brags
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
I, too, would swagger if I'd won first place in the bowling tournament
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as in struts
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements
hoping to impress the women at the bar, the young man confidently swaggered across the room
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Kiffin sounds like the employee who left Applebee’s for Chili’s and then brags about the international cuisine.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026 -
In other words, nobody brags, bullies or buys their way into the Derby.—
Peter Keating,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The movie plunks us down at Mar-a-Lago, where Melania struts out the door and into the back of an SUV, which will take her to the red-white-and-blue private plane painted with the word TRUMP that’s waiting for her at the airport.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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At the Barclays, Ellie struts the halls—all eyes are on her and her entourage.—
Marc Williams,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Sep. 2025
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The album, which of course features flocks of pigeons on the cover, boasts a tighter, fuller sound than previous releases, thanks in part to production by Kenneth Blume (Geese, Idles) and Klas Åhlund (Iggy Pop, Katy Perry).—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
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Chena Hot Springs Resort in Fairbanks, Alaska, is an iconic hot pool that sometimes boasts views of the northern lights.—
Talia Avakian,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
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In a comedy special released last week, the thirty-nine-year-old comedian prances around the stage in a purple jumpsuit and sparkly red shoes, riffing on millennial-friendly topics such as Lin-Manuel Miranda and Fleet Foxes.—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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He high-steps, air-guitars, and sashays around as a program who abandoned his once-rebellious origins to survive the danger of the Grid.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
8 Oct. 2025
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Chive flowers can be harvested in the same way by cutting the woody flower stalks off at the soil line.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2026
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In You Dreamed of Empires (2024), the emperor Moctezuma stalks his palace in 1519 Tenochtitlan—today’s Mexico City—in a fog of psychedelic-induced delirium, glammed-out like an Aztec David Bowie.—
Anderson Tepper,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Swaggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swaggers. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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