as in to boast
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
a faded Southern belle tiresomely vaporing about all the handsome beaux she had in her long-ago youth
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Recent Examples of vapor
At the surface, standard geothermal technology would be implemented for electricity generation (an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) plant, using a secondary organic working fluid that is flashed to vapor to drive a turbine/generator; or, direct flashing to steam).
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Ian Palmer, Forbes, 19 May 2022
Large windows angle open, and massive glass doors turn indoors into outdoors with a smooth slide as state-of-the-art ventilation systems silently spirit smoke and vapor away.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2022
Despite what ads tell you, no waterproof shell is completely breathable—blocking water requires some impediments to vapor transfer.
—Outside Online, 27 May 2022
The work had to be done quickly as water vanished to vapor in the early summer heat.
—Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 19 June 2021
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Ian Palmer, Forbes, 19 May 2022
Large windows angle open, and massive glass doors turn indoors into outdoors with a smooth slide as state-of-the-art ventilation systems silently spirit smoke and vapor away.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2022
Despite what ads tell you, no waterproof shell is completely breathable—blocking water requires some impediments to vapor transfer.
—Outside Online, 27 May 2022
The work had to be done quickly as water vanished to vapor in the early summer heat.
—Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 19 June 2021
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This two-story home boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and three bathrooms.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Located just off the Las Vegas Strip and boasting 703 rooms and a 94,065 sq ft casino, the Palms was built in the late 1990s by Vegas impresario George Maloof.Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Kirk bragged that Turning Point had registered 100 new voters that day.Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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In fact, Burgett bragged that the truck can come to a stop from 60 mph in just 148 feet, despite the 33-inch BFGoodrich K02 all-terrain tires.Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
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Without breaking stride, Hunter blew past four more Utah defenders and hopped into the end zone, a broken play transformed into a work of art.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Oldenburg’s ode to Mies van der Rohe’s signature pocket square, the 12-foot fiberglass Handkerchief, will blow toward Park Avenue, and inside, a giant cloth saw will hug the walls and floor.Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
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OnX gathers that data and builds layers of graphics that show exactly where app users should avoid and displays it on a phone or tablet on the onX Backcountry, onX Offroad, and onX Hunt apps.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Some of the husband and wife duo’s most iconic sculptures will be displayed inside and outside of the modernist building.Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Vapor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vapor. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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