as in rhodomontade
boastful speech or writing
if you believe the gasconade of his memoirs, he pretty much won World War II on his own
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as in to boast
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
the Baron Münchhausen was so notorious for gasconading about his purported exploits as soldier and hunter that his name has become synonymous with the telling of tall tales
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Recent Examples of gasconade
Robert Klemko, The MMQB, 13 July 2017
Noun
His early career was marked by the sort of gasconade many fans of the NFL had come to adore and many MLB executives and players had come to loathe.
—Robert Klemko, The MMQB, 13 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gasconade
Verb
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The company now boasts half a billion platform visitors, though Shankar declined to confirm specific subscriber numbers, which were last recorded at 200 million in April.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 May 2025
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Ciel Spa, the 20,000-square-foot wellness space, boasts thermal baths, an outdoor tranquility pool, and 20 treatment rooms.—
Kareema Bee,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
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That hotspot in the upper troposphere is an area of amplified warming resulting partly from water vapor feedbacks, as moist, hot air steams off the tropical oceans.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2025
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Drying mode blows 167-degree-Fahrenheit hot air at the carpet and shows you the percentage of dryness.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
5 May 2025
Verb
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Saturday's bout isn't just about bragging rights—there's legacy at stake.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Kate calls Joe to brag about this victory, a declaration that turns out to be premature.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Opponents argue the laws sanction discrimination and the exclusion of a vulnerable minority group and that rhetoric produced in these debates can stigmatize the transgender community.—
Sam Gringlas,
NPR,
10 May 2025
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Nuclear Talks to Resume Despite heightened rhetoric, both Washington and Tehran have agreed to continue negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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And while the emotions the teenage characters display are universal, they are also informed by reality.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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Utah’s law, which went into effect March 27 without Republican Gov. Spencer Cox’s signature, banned government agencies and public schools from displaying flags on public property unless explicitly named in the bill.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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There has been a lot of chatter on the internet and social media in recent weeks that ALDI’s Summit Diet Cola is just as good, or even better, than the original.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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His dramas, rarely built on tightly interlocking shards of plot, are instead propelled by ambient forces: blasts of music, gusts of chatter.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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“Gasconade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasconade. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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