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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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This model brags a magnetic docking system, and while its made for Caraway pan lids in particular, any metal handle should do the trick.—
Alex Ronan, Architectural Digest, 1 Jan. 2026
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The site brags that 30% of Fortune 100 companies use Catalant to solve vexing problems.—
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At the Barclays, Ellie struts the halls—all eyes are on her and her entourage.—
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The only actor who looks at home here is Chloë Sevigny as Kim, the resident Yale Philosophy Department psychotherapist, who struts through the movie in a series of baggy suits and a curly bowl haircut that wouldn’t be out of place on the Beverly Hillbillies’ Miss Jane Hathaway.—
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In addition to featuring music and lyrics by Keys, the play boasts direction by five-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif.—
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Along with Dart, the offense boasts a young star in wide receiver Malik Nabers, who is recovering from a torn ACL, one of the best left tackles in the NFL in Andrew Thomas, and a solid 1-2 punch at running back in Cam Skattebo and Tyrone Tracy Jr.—
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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.—
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Our setting is 13th-century England and our subject a mysterious creature who stalks the foggy countryside, ready to pounce on errant villagers.—
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This masterful horror novel about a vengeful vampire who stalks a reservation is told through interviews which gives it a spine-tingling realism.—
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“Swaggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swaggers. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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