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Recent Examples of boastful
Confidently sharing achievements should not be seen as boastful but rather as asserting competence and leadership.
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
His bombastic style and boastful rhetoric are something people either love or hate.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2024
Biden’s boastful claim that Putin’s invasion of Ukraine gave new life and purpose to NATO has proved premature.
—Arthur Herman, National Review, 9 July 2024
In my family you were not allowed to be immodest or boastful.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
His bombastic style and boastful rhetoric are something people either love or hate.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2024
Biden’s boastful claim that Putin’s invasion of Ukraine gave new life and purpose to NATO has proved premature.
—Arthur Herman, National Review, 9 July 2024
In my family you were not allowed to be immodest or boastful.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boastful
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And with Elon Musk playing a key role in this new administration, who knows in which direction his bombastic, egotistical whims may take AI development?Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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From this noble, if admittedly egotistical goal, come gaslighting, madness, war, self-mutilation, and murder.James Grebey, Vulture, 4 Oct. 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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Not to sound so conceited and absolute.Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 May 2022
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An immeasurable number of cocky children—not to mention the grown-ups—across the globe have followed suit, flashing obnoxious Muotombos at their smaller peers during all manner of basketball games.Sean Gregory, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
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But his vocals remain forceful as well as cocky and playful across the board.Chris Willman, Variety, 11 July 2024
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The song evokes the bombastic highs and orchestral sweeps that are part of the DNA of Overwatch’s in-game music, with which fans and players are deeply familiar.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
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The state has been a bastion of anti-Trump sentiment ever since the bombastic billionaire real estate tycoon first ventured into politics nearly a decade ago.Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Nobody wants to be around an arrogant or disrespectful individual, in the workplace or in day-to-day life.AllBusiness, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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So Far Trump in fact as played by Stan is a mix of charming and shy, troubled and insecure, arrogant and angry, a creative dealmaker with vision, narcissitic, cruel, self-serving, at times grief stricken.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
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Daemon, Viserys’s vainglorious younger brother, had married his niece in part as a way to strengthen his own bid for the throne, and Alicent had pushed for the ascension of her immature firstborn, Aegon.Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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Debuting March 3, the six-part realpolitik satire, created and executive produced by Succession alum Will Tracy, sees Oscar and Emmy winner Winslet return to HBO in an often hilarious role as the vainglorious Elena.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 June 2024
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What starts out as a cordial and pleasant discussion quickly becomes a wildly intricate game that preys upon confusion and fear, as Mr. Reed shares a plethora of history and knowledge that conflicts with the young women’s prideful beliefs.Jeff Conway, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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The standout here is Aquaman, portrayed as a prideful lord of Atlantis that just wants to be liked.Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
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As haughty, naughty Nurse Redd on FX‘s Grotesquerie, Lesley Manville turned in one of the most memorable performances of the TV season.Andy Swift, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
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This information doesn’t make the prospect of leaving her home painless, but Ruth approaches it with a haughty dignity that soon becomes familiar.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Boastful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boastful. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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