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
Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
And in 2017, only one year after having helped vaunted Alabama win a national championship as its offensive coordinator, Kiffin was abruptly fired by iconic coach Nick Saban only days before the Crimson Tide attempted to win a second consecutive championship.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 25 Nov. 2025
Fort Stewart in Georgia houses the US Army’s vaunted 3rd Infantry Division, a premier fighting force roughly 20,000 soldiers strong.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
New school textbooks have replaced old ones that vaunted the now-vanquished.
—Kurt Shillinger, Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2025
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Instead, seniors Ian Alexion and Grant Darmofal spearheaded the Blue Devils’ vaunted triple-option attack and kept Fairhaven rolling all the way to a Division 6 state title Thursday night at Gillette Stadium.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
And in 2017, only one year after having helped vaunted Alabama win a national championship as its offensive coordinator, Kiffin was abruptly fired by iconic coach Nick Saban only days before the Crimson Tide attempted to win a second consecutive championship.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 25 Nov. 2025
Fort Stewart in Georgia houses the US Army’s vaunted 3rd Infantry Division, a premier fighting force roughly 20,000 soldiers strong.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
New school textbooks have replaced old ones that vaunted the now-vanquished.
—Kurt Shillinger, Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaunt
Verb
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At 6-8, Johnson boasts a size advantage over the 6-4 Hart, but the latter has managed to hold up in that matchup.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Despite finding his way out, Hill boasted about the benefits of being raised in the City of Angels.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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LeBron and Savannah James' son Bronny headed off to prom 2023 with tons of swagger.—
Lindy Segal,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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His swagger and confidence – in the locker room and on the floor – permeate down the lineup.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After Mullins was killed, police interviewed a man who said Mullins had bragged to him about killing Watkins, when the two were housed in a Bay Area jail together, authorities said in court filings.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The winning grade gets recognized with a special hot breakfast or bragging tags for their backpacks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With Trump, the scale and the haste and the egotism with which a thing is approached is not a side issue.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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Play Now Toni’s blasé egotism is mostly consistent across a film filled with conspiracy, backstabbing, and political fallout.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The original 1877 building has grown not just to house the museum’s burgeoning collections and encompass its expanding role as an educator, entertainer and research institution, but to project an evolving sense of science’s self-conceit.—
Philip Kennicott,
Washington Post,
4 May 2023
Noun
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This population crisis feeds into a post-imperial syndrome, where the decline of empire and power status invokes a sense of loss of self-importance that gives rise to resentment and an unwavering commitment to retain great power status.—
John Rennie Short,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Sonny was married for more than 40 years to his beloved Margo — who, as was often the case of the wives of famous/infamous men, knew exactly how and when to best burst his occasional balloon of self-importance and puffery.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Some of the prattle can feel like treading water, a delaying tactic until the inevitable confrontation scene.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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The bizarre reality of daily life in a Southeast Asian scam compound—the tactics, the tone, the mix of cruelty and upbeat corporate prattle—is revealed at an unprecedented level of resolution in a leak of documents to WIRED from a whistleblower inside one such sprawling fraud operation.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The film almost completely drops any and all scientific babble from the book in favor of character development, action sequences, and emotional gut punches.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Read a book and sip tea in front of the central fireplace, swim between the indoor and outdoor sections of the glimmering pool, and soak your aching quads in the hot tubs under the evergreens and aspens while listening to the peaceful babble of Gore Creek.—
Sarah Kuta,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Vaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaunt. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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