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Recent Examples of boastful
Confidently sharing achievements should not be seen as boastful but rather as asserting competence and leadership.
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
His bombastic style and boastful rhetoric are something people either love or hate.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2024
Biden’s boastful claim that Putin’s invasion of Ukraine gave new life and purpose to NATO has proved premature.
—Arthur Herman, National Review, 9 July 2024
In my family you were not allowed to be immodest or boastful.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
His bombastic style and boastful rhetoric are something people either love or hate.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2024
Biden’s boastful claim that Putin’s invasion of Ukraine gave new life and purpose to NATO has proved premature.
—Arthur Herman, National Review, 9 July 2024
In my family you were not allowed to be immodest or boastful.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boastful
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The film, which centers on a group of egotistical actors making a Vietnam War movie, grossed nearly $200 million worldwide and picked up an Oscar nomination for supporting actor thanks to Robert Downey Jr.Zack Sharf, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
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And with Elon Musk playing a key role in this new administration, who knows in which direction his bombastic, egotistical whims may take AI development?Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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This is the worst kind of football team: a conceited but objectively mediocre squad.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Rory Kinnear steals some of the best lines as the conceited British prime minister, and Ato Essandoh, as Kate’s deputy chief, plays the ever-flustered man surrounded by extremely capable women with admirable humor, charm, and confidence.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
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Confident Communication Confident communication skills are not to be confused with being cocky or arrogant.Rachel Wells, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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So far Gabe seems to be feeling pretty cocky about squaring up against his machine replacement.WIRED Staff, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
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Since then, though, it’s been one injury after another for one of the NFL’s most bold and bombastic players.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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But even without such a bombastic story, the performances by Foster and Reis would be enough to keep your eyes glued to the screen.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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The arrogant millionaire heir James Beaufort (Damian Hardung) then has to deal with the quick-witted scholarship student, for better or worse.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
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The truth is that women often downplay their accomplishments to avoid being perceived as arrogant, but this approach can unintentionally undermine your professional growth.Nicole Lipkin, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Daemon, Viserys’s vainglorious younger brother, had married his niece in part as a way to strengthen his own bid for the throne, and Alicent had pushed for the ascension of her immature firstborn, Aegon.Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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Debuting March 3, the six-part realpolitik satire, created and executive produced by Succession alum Will Tracy, sees Oscar and Emmy winner Winslet return to HBO in an often hilarious role as the vainglorious Elena.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 June 2024
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The Memphis Grizzlies are one of the more prideful teams in the NBA.C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
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But the Rebels — losers at LSU in overtime Oct. 12 — will face a prideful team playing for the final time in 2024 on its home field.Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2024
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Rory Kinnear is the closest thing the film has to a protagonist as Henry Hunt, a haughty activist with poor social skills.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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But Rosie is no imperial-phase victory lap from a haughty A-lister.Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Boastful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boastful. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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