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swaggering

[swag-er-ing] / ˈswæg ər ɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
bullying
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It is now narrowly focused on District of Columbia news and politics, making it less a swaggering international newspaper than a publication whose purview matches Politico’s.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2026

The “Saturday Night Live” head writer made the most of his time on two legs, playing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as a swaggering, pro wrestling-esque maniac.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

If only the swaggering Trojans weren’t also so sloppy.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

Fifty years after Smith released her swaggering, era-defining album, Horses, she is back on the road and also publishing a new memoir, titled Bread of Angels.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Nat remembered all the brawny swaggering seamen who had crowded the chandlery.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham




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