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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 bragging
Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Dec. 2025
My latest headache is Dad is constantly bragging about his new wife.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
As a game, the father sometimes practices this grip on his boys, bragging about the enormity of his fists.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
Apparent bragging text messages provide insight Text messages displayed in court earlier this month were likely key in the prosecution’s decision to move to dismiss charges, experts said.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
All three of their daughters are in college, which is something worth bragging about.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 18 Nov. 2025
Snyder, who has since penned a letter to the San Francisco Chronicle bragging about his Dungeons & Dragons skills, is awaiting trial separately at the Stanton Correctional Facility.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
California has slipped a notch in the bragging-rights totem pole to the world’s fifth-largest economy in the latest update on global business output.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Anyone with information about the incident — or who may have heard someone bragging about the display — is asked to contact the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office’s tip line at 303-271-5612.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
Never bragging or showing off about his volunteering, Mages was always ready to give time with a smile on his face.
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Adjective
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And his judgment of them is based on his own seeming goodness, and his refusal of the kind of boastful artifice with which Maia and Tallulah live their lives.—
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The Game of Thrones actor is the voice behind Lockhart, the boastful Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second book of J.K. Rowling's beloved series.—
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In December, Brown received two Eastern Conference Player of the Week awards, but the month-long honor — which would have been the first of his career — went instead to Brunson, despite Brown boasting better numbers in nearly every statistical category.—
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China, boasting well over half a billion dollars in such spending, tops the chart.—
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Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic.—
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Thorpe is a braggart whose own extravagance is bolstered by imagining everyone else to be immensely wealthy.—
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Needless to say, Farrell’s swaggering performance in Minority Report launched his career and was soon followed by major roles in Phone Booth, Daredevil and Alexander.—
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Their mother began a relationship with a swaggering alcoholic, their future stepfather, who mocked Scott for being soft.—
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Figure skater Adriana Russo (Madelyn Keys) begins training for the world championships and falls for her new partner, a cocky but talented skater named Brayden Elliot (Cale Ambrozic).—
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Marty Supreme follows a wildly gifted, unapologetically cocky aspiring table tennis superstar named Marty Mauser (Chalamet), grinding it in Lower Manhattan circa 1952.—
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Gothic visuals and bombastic performances are sure to pull horror buffs into Penny Dreadful's world.—
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Trump’s rhetoric, if unusually bombastic, even unsettling, was nonetheless bound by existing institutions.—
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But Grande’s conceited blonde bubblehead gains in stature here as Glinda assumes statesmanlike responsibility to spread goodness in Oz, while experiencing crushing romantic disappointment that humbles her and deflates her vanity.—
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The kooky characters surrounding Judge Stone included the conceited prosecutor Dan Fielding (John Larroquette), the imposing bailiff Bull Shannon (Richard Moll), and the idealistic public defender Christine Sullivan (Markie Post), each of whom had various quirks of their own.—
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This version of Ryan was arrogant, unable to conceal pride in his accomplishment.—
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So long as that situation continues, the 43-year-old’s allegedly arrogant and stand-offish treatment of his players will not worry the club hierarchy too much.—
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“Bragging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bragging. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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