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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boastfulness
Noun
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Her narrative bravado evolves to something truer and more genuinely seeking as her confidence in her own reactions increases.—
Sadie Stein,
New York Times,
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But there’s no trace of dashing bravado or heroics in Elordi’s performance, which is grounded, mature and subtle in its communication of unspoken feeling.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The conceit is saved from vainglory by the gravity Cage brings to the performance.—
Isaac Butler,
The New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2023
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That’s the mantra for wide receivers, a group long known for their vainglory.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Sep. 2023
Noun
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Payton approached the quarterback vacancy with arrogance.—
Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2025
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How narcissism and exclusion fuel one another Narcissists often display disruptive behaviors in social settings, such as aggression or arrogance, that increase the likelihood of others distancing themselves over time.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There’s a lot of euphoria and triumphalism right now among Trump supporters, and even among Trump-skeptical conservatives.—
Dan McLaughlin,
National Review,
11 Feb. 2025
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This and other trends have fed official Russian triumphalism that the country will ultimately outlast the West, at least in economic terms.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Some of the braggadocio Bregman displayed during the previous two seasons disappeared, but his behind-the-scenes leadership did not.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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At the same time, his braggadocio stirred an excitement that hadn’t been seen for any boxer in years.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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Loading your audio article SURPRISE, Ariz. — Jung Hoo Lee doesn’t quite have his swagger back.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Tennant, a Scotsman who wears a kilt with glorious swagger, was born for the role.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The country will be served another helping of his bombast for the next four years.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Jan. 2025
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In many ways, the letter that President-elect Donald J. Trump’s criminal defense lawyers sent to the Justice Department this week was a display of legal and political bombast.—
Alan Feuer,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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His boisterous persona was more comical than confrontational, a hot-air balloon of strutting pomposity punctured by his family.—
Jim McKairnes,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Lacking the pop cultural connection of Vox Lux, The Brutalist’s pomposity becomes unrelatable, if not repugnant.—
Armond White,
National Review,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Boastfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boastfulness. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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