1
as in delighted
to feel or express joy or triumph
being the home of the new Super Bowl champs was the first thing that city residents had to crow about in a very long time
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2
as in boasted
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
the in-your-face crowing by some of the winning athletes at the Olympics was embarrassing
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Recent Examples of crowed
Trump crowed about the ruling in a post on Truth Social.
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Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crowed
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Two dachshund siblings have delighted viewers on Instagram after a video of them cuddling together on their shared daybed went viral, drawing more than 134,000 likes and a flood of emotional responses from viewers.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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It’s left supporters on Capitol Hill delighted, frustrated, or wondering what’s next.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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By 2021, the latest year for which data is available, Turning Point boasted more than $79 million in contributions.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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San Antonio boasted an economic bump of $440 million from hosting the Men’s Basketball Final Four this past April.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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So did his parents, Ramon and Donna Marquez, who along with a couple of aunts, an uncle and a sister, bragged to everyone in their Kauffman Center section about Ryan’s unlikely starring role.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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Others noted Epstein bragged about his connections to the rich and the powerful.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Crowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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