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Recent Examples of pretentiously
What can be said about the Kalimotxo that hasn’t been pretentiously asserted by an undergraduate who just learned about it?
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pretentiously
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Texas is taking it to a new level, pompously trying to single-handedly keep Republican control of the House after the 2026 midterms.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Aug. 2025
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But the sentiment — quelling a craving, fueling a fervor, feeding the psychic hunger of a fanbase famished for reasons to celebrate ostentatiously — is applicable more broadly, too.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
4 Dec. 2025
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The characters are bright, marionette-like caricatures whom the author constructs and moves ostentatiously in full view of the reader, revealing his artistic devices with a sense of absurd, mischievous humor.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Now, in a new interview with Esquire, Holland inched ever so slightly closer towards that elusive official confirmation while, impressively, still maintaining plenty of ambiguity.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026
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On-the-Go Flex Top Notch Slip-In Sneakers Before heading to checkout, consider the On-the-Go Flex Top Notch Slip-In Sneakers while they’re impressively discounted.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
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My game story also focused on Walker Buehler’s Padres debut, which started magnificently and ended with him allowing three runs in four innings.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Santa Cruz, a hunk of volcanic rock wedged between the blues of sky and ocean and inhabited by over a thousand scrappy species of creatures and plants, feels magnificently wild.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Pretentiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pretentiously. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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