as in cocks
someone who boasts
he's an irritating brag whose sense of selfhood is defined by what he owns
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as in boasts
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 brags
Dan Walters, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
While Newsom brags incessantly about the state and its achievements, its chronic problems, such as a high level of homelessness, are obvious to anyone.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brags
Verb
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The polished sateen set boasts a thick border in six color combinations to wake up a bedroom.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
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Only one boasts its own train station.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But, if so, wouldn’t whistle-blowers have turned up something by now?—
Matthew Hutson,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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Aronofsky’s take on this material is, to borrow a term from the game that’s both Hank’s obsession and a reminder of his failure, a straight-down-the-middle pitch compared to his usual mind blowers.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Brags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brags. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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