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Vaunted Has Latin Roots
The verb vaunt has been used since the 15th century with the meaning "to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments"—in other words, "to brag or boast." Over time, vaunt developed the meaning "to boast of (something)," as in "the promotional flier vaunts the natural beauty of the area," and gave rise to the adjectival form vaunted. The history of vaunt and vaunted leads back to the Latin word vānus, meaning "vain" or "empty." The word vain itself is also a descendant of vānus.
Examples of vaunted in a Sentence
Matt Viser, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
Making his first start of the season in Monday’s series opener at Dodger Stadium, Keaton Winn pitched well but wasn’t able to contain the big three in Los Angeles’ lineup, who powered their vaunted squad to an 8-3 win over the Giants in the first of 13 meetings between the archrivals this season.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Over the course of six years, this vaunted group put together the brand’s first assortment, now known as the Artisan Collection.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
Science has its vaunted self-corrective impulse, but even so, few working scientists—and fewer still of those who gain significant renown—will ever really cop to their mistakes.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Boeing, the vaunted airplane manufacturer, has been front and center in the current wave of incidents.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
Now the company is nearing an inflection point that would affirm its drug as one of those vaunted pipelines in a product.
—Damian Garde Reprints, STAT, 14 Mar. 2024
What happened behind the scenes leading to the demise of the vaunted local program remains a question.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2024
At least 315,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded, two-thirds of Russia’s prewar tank inventory has been destroyed, and Putin’s vaunted decades-long military modernization program has been hollowed out.
—William J. Burns, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Vaunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaunted. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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