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swanked

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past tense of swank

as in vapored

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One bragged about the capture of the former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

— Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Smigel and Wendt bragged about how great Chicago is compared to Kansas City and compared crime rates.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

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In Texas, Republicans seized on an old interview in which Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico boasted that his campaign, then for the Texas statehouse, was going vegan.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
By the early twentieth century, LA boasted the highest rate of Black homeownership of any major city in the country.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

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Since a 2-nanometer A20 Pro chip is vaunted for the phone, that may provide the extra capability.

— David Phelan, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The real draw, however, might be a defense that added single-season sack king Myles Garrett and vaunted cornerbacks Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson, thereby radically shifting the unit's outlook at its two weakest spots.

— Jim Reineking, USA Today, 15 June 2026

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Jeezy, Teyana Taylor, Jermaine Dupri, Usher, Swizz Beatz, Rihanna (who briefly out-swaggered Jay), Pharrell, and Beyoncé, backed by the Mayyas, a Lebanese dance group.

— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
In San Ángel, those men swaggered around town, smoking marijuana and blasting banda music from their flashy trucks.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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