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Synonyms: Verb
blow, boast, brag, bull [slang], crow, gasconade, swagger, vaunt
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a faded Southern belle tiresomely vaporing about all the handsome beaux she had in her long-ago youthRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Just last week, the city of Fort Lauderdale proposed a ban on e-cigarettes, e-pipes, vapor products, or hookah to anyone younger than 21. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, "Vaping triggers health issues for Florida teens," 31 Aug. 2019 While lighting the burn barrel, vapors ignited, leaving him with flash burns. — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Keymar man suffers flash burns, is flown to hospital for treatment," 30 Aug. 2019 Just the FAQs, USA TODAY COLUMBUS – An Ohio mother is suing e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. for marketing its nicotine vapor products to teens like her twin daughters and failing to warn consumers about the products' high nicotine levels. — Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati.com, "Ohio mom sues Juul after teen daughters become addicted to e-cigarettes. Juuling led to mood swings and migraines, suit says.," 26 Aug. 2019 Juul claims the San Francisco ordinance will lead former adult smokers who successfully switched to vapor products back to deadly cigarettes. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, "Juul raises $325 million despite growing health and legal concerns with vaping," 19 Aug. 2019 In a statement, Juul said Rubinstein would oversee research on underage use of vapor products, guide the company’s youth prevention programs and policy positions and help form links with the public health community. — Los Angeles Times, "Juul hires a leading addiction researcher. Is it an echo of Big Tobacco tactics?," 22 July 2019 Some sported muscle sheaths that swell when exposed to ethanol vapor; others were veneered with a material that shrinks when soaked in a glucose solution. — Sid Perkins, Scientific American, "A New Twist on Artificial Muscles," 11 July 2019 For the cultured cells, exposure to e-cigarette vapor induced many of the same changes in lung macrophages that have been seen in cigarette smokers and patients with COPD, the researchers note. — Fox News, "E-cigarette vapor tied to changes in lung cells," 15 Aug. 2018 Home prices sagged and crashed; owners’ equity holdings turned to vapor. — Kenneth R. Harney, courant.com, "Booming Home Equity: Financial Opportunity Or Warning Sign?," 28 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
In the fourth, Evers used his veto in an attempt to ensure a tax on vaping products would apply to any device containing fluid and to vapor fluid sold separately. — Washington Post, "Conservative lawsuit challenges Wisconsin governor’s vetoes," 31 July 2019 In the fourth, Evers used his veto in an attempt to ensure a tax on vaping products would apply to any device containing fluid and to vapor fluid sold separately. — Washington Post, "Conservative lawsuit challenges Wisconsin governor’s vetoes," 31 July 2019 But whole body cryotherapy exposes the body for a couple of minutes to vapor that has been supercooled to somewhere between minus 200 and minus 300 degrees Fahrenheit. — Aaron E. Carroll, New York Times, "Cold Therapy? Maybe Better Save Your Money," 2 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vapor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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