as in to boast
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
even the noblest of fellows have been known to vaunt a bit
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Recent Examples of vaunt
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
The maniac Nugent, essential American, once a hard-rock warlock, now a vaunting Trumpist.
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James Parker,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
Instead, seniors Ian Alexion and Grant Darmofal spearheaded the Blue Devils’ vaunted triple-option attack and kept Fairhaven rolling all the way to a Division 6 state title Thursday night at Gillette Stadium.
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Greg Dudek,
Boston Herald,
5 Dec. 2025
And in 2017, only one year after having helped vaunted Alabama win a national championship as its offensive coordinator, Kiffin was abruptly fired by iconic coach Nick Saban only days before the Crimson Tide attempted to win a second consecutive championship.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
25 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Was vaunted New York baseball scribe Red Foley conducting surveys like this in 1974?
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Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
The maniac Nugent, essential American, once a hard-rock warlock, now a vaunting Trumpist.
—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
Instead, seniors Ian Alexion and Grant Darmofal spearheaded the Blue Devils’ vaunted triple-option attack and kept Fairhaven rolling all the way to a Division 6 state title Thursday night at Gillette Stadium.
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Greg Dudek,
Boston Herald,
5 Dec. 2025
And in 2017, only one year after having helped vaunted Alabama win a national championship as its offensive coordinator, Kiffin was abruptly fired by iconic coach Nick Saban only days before the Crimson Tide attempted to win a second consecutive championship.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaunt
Verb
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This New York suburb, in Westchester County, boasts an average household income of $612,591 as of 2024.
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That little green or yellow can in the grocery store that boasts pictures of pears, cherries, grapes, and other fruit on the label?
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But the timing — 1774 — and Gwinnett’s swagger positioned him to be a force in patriot politics.
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At Caspian’s Cocktails & Caviar, Caesars Palace, they are known bringing rockstar swagger to traditional indulgence, including its menu of playful twists on classic caviar pairings.
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For decades that math was simply the cost of doing business in industries nobody brags about owning.
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The deal gave the freshman mayor the opportunity to brag about his fiscal chops.
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That historical egotism fuelled their headiest ambitions.
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Play Now Toni’s blasé egotism is mostly consistent across a film filled with conspiracy, backstabbing, and political fallout.
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Each one becomes a part of the fabric of Fashion Week, but their disparate problems are a far cry from the glitzy event’s self-importance.
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Season four course-corrected somewhat, but its hard embrace of a bleeding-heart sentimentality around found families and the power of food smacked of self-importance.
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The Korean Football Association was furious, responding to this juvenile, but ultimately harmless, prattle by boycotting the Korean press.
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Some of the prattle can feel like treading water, a delaying tactic until the inevitable confrontation scene.
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The film almost completely drops any and all scientific babble from the book in favor of character development, action sequences, and emotional gut punches.
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Read a book and sip tea in front of the central fireplace, swim between the indoor and outdoor sections of the glimmering pool, and soak your aching quads in the hot tubs under the evergreens and aspens while listening to the peaceful babble of Gore Creek.
Noun
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Another clip showed Brown jawing toward Sirianni and being held back by his teammates.
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The two players had been going at each other throughout the game, with multiple videos capturing the two jawing at each other.
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“Vaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaunt. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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