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as in rhetoric
full of fine words and fancy expressions
poets in the 19th century tended to write poetry filled with grandiloquent phrases
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as in rhetorical
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
at Independence Day celebrations grandiloquent speeches by local politicians are as traditional as fireworks
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Under the Biden administration, for instance, material and rhetorical support for LGBTQ groups abroad was a prominent element of American diplomacy.—
Ari Shaw,
Foreign Affairs,
17 July 2025 -
These sections weren’t just rhetorical flourishes from Murasaki.—
Andrew Paul Jul 16,
Popular Science,
16 July 2025
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Ghosh’s one-to-two-word lines, thick with luscious ls and ws, are at once ornate arrangements and liquid mouthfuls.—
Christopher Spaide
August 1,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
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The walls are chockablock with paintings of former presidents in heavily ornate gold frames.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Grandiloquent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandiloquent. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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