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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swanks
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Faith brags about being a social-media coordinator who lives in Murray Hill, and Grace responds to her sister’s slights about marrying into money by grilling her about her own boyfriend’s finance career.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026 -
Trump often brags that jobs are going to people born in the United States, rather than to immigrants.—
Josh Boak,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Colossus Harbor is more than double the size of the original bakery, with a full restaurant and superette that boasts a rack of grab-and-go bread and shelves lined with pantry products, books, merch and bottles of wine.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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The People’s Republic already boasts the largest fleet of civilian research vessels, earning criticism from western China hawks.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
2 Apr. 2026
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At Tribal, Rizo crows once again about his game (which, to be fair, was very well executed), and says that the people who have returned right after playing their first time — Amanda Kimmel, Malcolm Freberg, Russell Hantz — end up doing very well in their second seasons.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Paint chips can be rich in calcium carbonite (limestone), which crows not only like but need in a balanced diet.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Swanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swanks. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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