as in to boast
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
even the noblest of fellows have been known to vaunt a bit
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Recent Examples of vaunt
Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
And that’s as vaunted a quality as any bottom-six player could have for Berube.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
This series reflects not only Muñoz’s personal experience working with his brother on their own vintage Toyota trucks, but also a particular style vaunted by working-class Latinos in Southern California.
—Stacie Stukin, ARTnews.com, 24 Dec. 2024
But while rival European horologists vaunt the traditions of their centuries-old workshops, design duo Toledano & Chan’s new creation has a longer history altogether: It was carved from a meteorite that slammed into Earth around 1 million years ago.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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Noun
And having a candle in your house symbolizes that vaunted L.A. optimism.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
And that’s as vaunted a quality as any bottom-six player could have for Berube.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
This series reflects not only Muñoz’s personal experience working with his brother on their own vintage Toyota trucks, but also a particular style vaunted by working-class Latinos in Southern California.
—Stacie Stukin, ARTnews.com, 24 Dec. 2024
But while rival European horologists vaunt the traditions of their centuries-old workshops, design duo Toledano & Chan’s new creation has a longer history altogether: It was carved from a meteorite that slammed into Earth around 1 million years ago.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaunt
Verb
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Speaking at the White House on Aug. 22, the president boasted about the appearance of his lower legs.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Last year’s show boasted 1000 boats on display and 600 exhibitors viewed by 55,000 guests, contributing a $1.05 billion economic impact to the area.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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So yes, there is something magnetic about this unconventional 23-year-old who flips hearts – and himself – with charm and swagger.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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Getty Images There are few rock bands in this day and age that have the same vibrant swagger and synergistic chemistry that Queens of the Stone Age continue to showcase.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As the funding rolled in earlier this year, Bollinger bragged that, since Nov 2022, the company spread some $76 million in capital investments across 4 Mississippi shipyards.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Texans love to brag that 98 degrees is sweater weather.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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By incorporating a character unable to do anything but cry and coo, the show only highlights its disinterest in more nuanced examinations of human behavior, such as greed or egotism.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
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After his death the day after Easter at age 88, Francis was hailed for pushing Catholics and others to forsake egotism and materialism in favor of a kinder, more tolerant world focused above all on the marginalized.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Late-night show hosts now have an attitude of self-importance, congratulating themselves for their work.—
Andrea Ruth,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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Audiences today crave brands that prioritize substance over self-importance, and complexity and contradiction can be the very foundation of authenticity and connection.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Trump prattles on about the economy while the actors freeze behind him in their ancient Galilee garb.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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She was getting winded on our walk, and her prattle was broken up by heavy breaths.—
Joshua Cohen,
The New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The unknowing apprentice blabs about red hair and more to Cressida, who then takes the information to blackmail Penelope into paying her a huge sum.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
13 June 2024
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But things turn sour when Eloise blabs about Colin helping Pen to Cressida and another one of the ladies nearby hears it … and well, gossip is meant to be spread right?—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
16 May 2024
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“Vaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaunt. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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