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vaunted

American  
[vawn-tid, vahn-] / ˈvɔn tɪd, ˈvɑn- /

adjective

  1. praised boastfully or excessively.

    the vaunted beauties of Paris.


Other Word Forms

  • self-vaunted adjective

Etymology

Origin of vaunted

First recorded in 1625–35; vaunt + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Lots of scrolling would also mean YouTube's vaunted recommendation software was not doing its job well, he added.

From Barron's

The vaunted plan laid out three distinct public systems, with local community colleges primarily offering two-year associate’s degrees and serving as transfer launching pads to CSU and the University of California.

From Los Angeles Times

They argued that the lack of addresses — along with other quirks, such as having no streetlights or sidewalks in residential areas, leading many to walk at night with flashlights — added to the vaunted “village character.”

From Los Angeles Times

But Forté was actually “an inquisitive 8-year-old who played the violin in a youth orchestra and even had a recital at the vaunted Brooklyn Academy of Music,” according to GQ.

From Los Angeles Times

In the 2025-26 Ashes series, the seventh of his career, Starc has taken 26 wickets - stepping up in the absence of pace colleagues often more vaunted.

From BBC