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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as in swagger
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Recent Examples of vaunt
Oscar Holland, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto presented himself as heir to the immensely popular President Joko Widodo, vowing to continue the modernization agenda that’s brought rapid growth and vaunted Indonesia into the ranks of middle-income countries.
—Victoria Milko, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
How can a political system vaunted for its checks and balances allow one person to act so freely?
—James Goldgeier, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2018
For a team as vaunted as UConn for its offensive attack that might seem out of character.
—NBC News, 7 Apr. 2024
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Verb
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.
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Glossier’s Brow Flick boasts a semi-sheer pigment for a natural hair-like finish.—
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Atlas boasts 28 degrees of freedom, allowing for complex movements and maneuvers.—
Noun
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If the world, led by Europe, sold American bonds, U.S. domestic interest rates would spike upwards, taking some of the bravado off the MAGA swagger.—
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The swagger, the shorts, the sunglasses with the Croakies worn by the oldest son, Saxon, played by Patrick Schwarzenegger: That all checks out.—
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Although Trump repeatedly said the tariffs were not a starting point for negotiations, the White House had been bragging that dozens of countries have approached the administration about side deals to get around the sting of these taxes.—
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Trump frequently bragged about stock market gains during his first term, and the threat of losses on Wall Street was viewed as a potential guardrail on risky economic policies in his second term.—
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For all his egotism, there was something selfless in his work.—
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For all his egotism, there was something selfless in his work.—
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The thought was that to meet something with a laugh was the same thing as defanging it, a fearful humor inflated with American self-importance.—
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The story is a grim reminder that every narcissist needs their own Echo, a loyal admirer who reinforces their delusions and self-importance.—
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She was getting winded on our walk, and her prattle was broken up by heavy breaths.—
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The larcenous prattle is, in this sense, a typically Wiig-ian set piece: sunny, strained and flailing for dignity.—
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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.—
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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?—
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“Vaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaunt. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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