as in bravado
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boastfulness
Noun
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Heading into her sixties, LuPone was on a high, her salty bravado now part of her legend.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025 -
Yes, there are big personalities on the show, notably Massimo Piedimonte, who often generates eye rolls by the other chefs when his bravado goes overboard.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
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The conceit is saved from vainglory by the gravity Cage brings to the performance.—
Isaac Butler,
The New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2023
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That’s the mantra for wide receivers, a group long known for their vainglory.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Sep. 2023
Noun
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Opinion: America was gaslit by the arrogance of Joe Biden and his enablers.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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The arrogance of the IRS should shock the conscience of all Americans.—
Chuck Flint,
Boston Herald,
21 May 2025
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But the film’s triumphalism about Hunt the man left me, to my surprise, a little cold.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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Instead of the end-of-history triumphalism emanating from more mainstream quarters, thinkers on the far right warned about the persistence of big states and public spending.—
Jennifer Szalai,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The news was an opportunity for Gov. Gavin Newsom to exercise his penchant for braggadocio.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
9 May 2025
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Latto popped up first on the track, bringing some braggadocios bars before G Herbo jumped in with his rambunctious energy.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
30 Apr. 2025
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Related Articles At a crossroads: Downtown Denver is waiting for its rebound Downtown Denver at a crossroads as offices sit empty, buildings go into default and safety concerns persist Can downtown get its swagger back?—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
29 May 2025
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Behind the swagger and the nonchalance, there was a point that Buckley was somewhat desperately trying to make.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Pearlman thinks that Johnson’s bombast and bizarre stunts are incriminating enough without the need for the documentary to call him out explicitly.—
Charlotte Lytton,
Time,
13 May 2025
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And the score by experimental group Son Lux is a welcome shift away from orchestral bombast into more nuanced territory.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2025
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Right now, his focus is on doing eight shows a week, while injecting a Big Easy swing to the Major General’s pomposity.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2025
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His boisterous persona was more comical than confrontational, a hot-air balloon of strutting pomposity punctured by his family.—
Jim McKairnes,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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