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[ vawn-tid, vahn- ] / ˈvɔn tɪd, ˈvɑn- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vaunted ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivepraised boastfully or excessively: the vaunted beauties of Paris. Origin of vauntedFirst recorded in 1625–35; vaunt + -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM vauntedself-vaunted, adjectiveWords nearby vauntedvaulting horse, vault light, vaulty, vaunt, vaunt-courier, vaunted, vauntful, vaunting, vaunty, Vaupés, Vauquelin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vauntedIt also takes, as Saldana herself tells me, “some big cajones” to dare even try to bring the vaunted property to the small screen. ‘Rosemary’s Baby’: How NBC Gave Birth to a New Version of Roman Polanski’s Horror Classic|Kevin Fallon|May 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST There also appears to be some confusion with regard to the actual contents of the vaunted agreement. There Is No Iranian Nuclear Deal|Matt Lerner|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST At no other time in history was the vaunted “special relationship” between England and the U.S. more evident than during WWII. This Week’s Hot Reads: Oct. 15, 2013|Nicholas Mancusi, Thomas Flynn|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST Only a small fraction of our nation serves in the military, the vaunted “less than 1%.” Most Young Gamers Unfit For Call of Duty|Don Gomez|October 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So, too, is the business model of vaunted technology brands. The BlackBerry’s Death Rattle Gets Louder|Daniel Gross|August 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST The allusion is polemical to the vaunted progress of the Gnostic teachers. Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. John|William Alexander He, therefore, thought it seasonable to present to his disciples a specimen of the glory which he had so often vaunted. Ecce Homo!|Paul Henry Thiry Baron d' Holbach In ways devoid of his own vaunted subtlety, it was conveyed to Solon that Little Arcady expected him to do something. The Boss of Little Arcady|Harry Leon Wilson As to the vaunted eloquence of a serried array of figures, it has all the futility of precision without force. Notes on Life and Letters|Joseph Conrad What were her vaunted independence worth If to obtain she sells her sweetest rights of birth? Custer, and Other Poems.|Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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