swanked

past tense of swank

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swanked
Verb
  • Seaver, who announced Parton’s death at the age of 80, bragged about the deal in Haiti in that message, court records show.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • One bragged about the capture of the former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
    — Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • By the time multicellular creatures arrived, our living planet boasted nearly five thousand minerals—an abundance unmatched in our solar system.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Below the bust, the dress boasted a pale corset-style midriff with triangular cutouts that wrapped around to the back of the design.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Those cops, police chief John Noland crowed, have been electrocuting suspects for roughly two years at this point.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Also in the crowed were Kylie Jenner, Timothée Chalamet, and Hailey Bieber.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 18 Aug. 2026
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“Swanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swanked. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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