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flaunt

[flawnt] / flɔnt /


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Just last week, the actress shared a mirror selfie in which she could be seen showing off her growing baby bump, pulling up her black shirt to flaunt her stomach, while grimacing at the camera.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

For writers, hiring such readers is a badge of good “literary citizenship” and a chance to flaunt their virtue as well as their success by boasting of how many they can afford.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 28, 2026

One can hoard and flaunt, or one can leverage resources to create tangible social good.

From Salon Nov. 1, 2025

We tracked the small hands on their social media accounts as they moved around Europe, often seeming to flaunt their wealth.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2025

This allowed the urban rich to flaunt their wealth while the rural poor struggled to feed and clothe their families.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Despite its sheer simplicity, khichuri, also known as khichdi, flaunts a rich history.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2026

That pricey pad is also where the “Gossip Girl” alum flaunts her fashion-forward wardrobe on Instagram, and from those pretty pics, we’ve gotten a peek at the rustic-cool spaces.

From MarketWatch Apr. 30, 2026

The Sheehans cast a vote against the Millionaires name on the grounds that it flaunts local wealth and gives the town a bad rap.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

By contrast, Soho House proudly flaunts Bollywood star Ali Fazal, a member, on its in-house magazine cover.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2025

I want to go to Duke, he flaunts Carolina Blue.

From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander

At times, it reminded me of John Carpenter’s little-seen, Lauren Hutton-starring 1978 film, “Someone’s Watching Me!,” an equally economical yet surprisingly stylish little TV movie that flaunted the still-budding horror legend’s early talents.

From Salon Apr. 5, 2026

Young people around the world are snatching Adidas Tang-style jackets off the shelves, bingeing on Chinese micro-dramas and experimenting with powdery make-up looks flaunted by Chinese girls and women on Douyin, China's version of TikTok.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

But the biographer also makes clear that Roth cultivated reticence with the same zeal with which he flaunted candor.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

It’s a city that has long acknowledged, even flaunted, America’s discomfort with it.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2025

Now employed by King Hamlet, they flaunted their rich clothes and gay manners, the fruits of their treason.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Specializing in a stodgy subject like religion, the military or law enforcement—especially if one has anything positive to say—is as unfashionable as flaunting a fur coat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

It used to be all about flaunting your wealth, Bradley said, but now it's all about showcasing your taste and vision.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

An overreliance on precious metals in the flaunting of one’s wealth can give the impression of protesting too much.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

After months of flaunting the ring on social media posts, Lipa confirmed the engagement to British Vogue in June 2025.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

It felt like she was stealing time Dad should have spent with me and Celia, flaunting how close they were.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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