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Recent Examples of boastful
Putin posing topless is the viral version of this public peacocking, but casual misogyny, carefully staged photo ops, and boastful, hypermasculine rhetoric also fit the bill.
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Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2022
In Finnish society, displays of happiness are often discouraged to avoid seeming boastful.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
For some professionals, claiming credit for a workplace success might feel overly boastful or self-promotional.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Sonos opting for The Trade Desk's OS would have represented a boastful commitment to advertisers.
—Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
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Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2022
In Finnish society, displays of happiness are often discouraged to avoid seeming boastful.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
For some professionals, claiming credit for a workplace success might feel overly boastful or self-promotional.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Sonos opting for The Trade Desk's OS would have represented a boastful commitment to advertisers.
—Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boastful
Adjective
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Sid Justice, though competent in other matches, is given few opportunities to prove himself as a rising star against the notoriously egotistical Hogan.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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And for any fan of the show — and Wilson’s over-the-top, egotistical Dwight — the lyrics might not be a total surprise.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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This is the worst kind of football team: a conceited but objectively mediocre squad.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
17 Nov. 2024
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Rory Kinnear steals some of the best lines as the conceited British prime minister, and Ato Essandoh, as Kate’s deputy chief, plays the ever-flustered man surrounded by extremely capable women with admirable humor, charm, and confidence.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2024
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Te actor stars as Daniel Kaffee, the cocky lieutenant junior grade naval attorney who reluctantly defends two Marines (Wolfgang Bodison and James Marshall) accused of murdering their fellow officer at Guantanamo Bay.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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The cocky Ukrainian is constantly boasting of his conquests with women, which intrigues Enzo, who has a girlfriend of his own.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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But the echoes of ’70s Queen at their most bombastic and the early ’00s style dance-break, which allows Adonxs to embrace his inner Jennifer Lopez, ensures it just about avoids such territory. 29.—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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The result is a work of quiet defeats and bombastic thrills, dancing around one another until their proximity becomes overwhelming.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2025
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Richard was known for being outspoken, if not arrogant, consistently rubbing his Tagi tribe the wrong way and offending some of them with his blatant display of nudity on the island.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
27 May 2025
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Multiple people described him to me as unpopular and arrogant.—
Amanda Chicago Lewis,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Too many American leaders seem more focused on the vainglorious posturing that too often leads to armed conflict.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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Hwang’s vainglorious campaign underscores his later experience producing his next play, Face Value, and facing the death of his father, Henry Yuan Hwang (HYH), a patriotic immigrant and founder of Far East National Bank.—
Armond White,
National Review,
21 May 2025
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Ego Alley is a narrow waterway, bounded by shops, where prideful boat owners show off their pricey vessels by slowly navigating past onlookers enjoying ice cream, drinks or just some afternoon sun.—
Charles Babington,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Employees tend to react negatively when engaging with prideful leaders, and feeling ignored can impact loyalty, engagement and productivity.—
Richard Polak,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Remember the times when United, with all their haughty ambitions, used to look down on the clunky Thursday-Sunday routine of Europe’s second-tier competition?—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Widowed twice, Etheldreda is left to care for her own two children, her haughty stepdaughter, and a peregrine falcon.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
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“Boastful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boastful. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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