as in rhetoric
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
a bombastic speech intended to impress the voters in her congressional district
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Recent Examples of bombastic
The president’s economic policies and bombastic comments have placed a strain on the relationship, and since Donald Trump took office earlier this year, tensions have swelled between the U.S. and one of its largest trading partners.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Try to go from intimate fragile solos to bombastic group moments.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 7 May 2025
Kingdom of Heaven was rare in its refusal to go that way, and the role of the chivalric and bombastic Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani exemplified that approach.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 May 2025
Boone is known for his athleticism, bombastic performing style and arena-ready songs.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 5 May 2025
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Try to go from intimate fragile solos to bombastic group moments.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 7 May 2025
Kingdom of Heaven was rare in its refusal to go that way, and the role of the chivalric and bombastic Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani exemplified that approach.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 May 2025
Boone is known for his athleticism, bombastic performing style and arena-ready songs.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombastic
rhetorical
Adjective
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However, that evolution remains more rhetorical than structural, at least for now.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 June 2025
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Differences of opinion between economists, scorekeepers and analysts are commonplace, as are the heated rhetorical attacks lobbed at the Congressional Budget Office.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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