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Recent Examples of bloviate
Director Rian Johnson winkingly hung a 1961 Mark Rothko abstraction upside down, as a nod to Bron’s bloviating ignorance.
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Jay Cheshes, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2023
Unfortunately, rather than acknowledge reality and help plan not only for what's coming but also for what's already here, some politicians prefer to bloviate while exploiting misfortune for partisan gain.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2017
And will Washington have the resources to hire someone who can actually compete with Oregon, not just bloviate about academic standards?
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2021
Gentry is not the coach to hold hands, bloviate with stern lectures or meticulously guide a young team through the developmental process.
—Scott Kushner, NOLA.com, 12 Aug. 2020
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Jay Cheshes, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2023
Unfortunately, rather than acknowledge reality and help plan not only for what's coming but also for what's already here, some politicians prefer to bloviate while exploiting misfortune for partisan gain.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2017
And will Washington have the resources to hire someone who can actually compete with Oregon, not just bloviate about academic standards?
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2021
Gentry is not the coach to hold hands, bloviate with stern lectures or meticulously guide a young team through the developmental process.
—Scott Kushner, NOLA.com, 12 Aug. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloviate
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Oliveira films on location, with the actors in costume, declaiming in boldly theatrical tones that seem wrenched whole from the era of the play’s origins.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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Ten minutes later, a few dozen people were crowding into 192 Books, on Tenth Avenue, to hear Grau declaim in a dead language.Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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Ever since the October 7 attacks, President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have sought to thread this needle by talking about their commitment to Israel’s defense while routinely haranguing Israel for its conduct of the war and pressuring the nation to operate with more restraint.The Editors, National Review, 17 Oct. 2024
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Doctors are being harangued for injury information that might be useful for gaining an edge in wagering.Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Those who usually pontificate on the nature of democracy and about what kind of U.S. president would be better for China are at a loss to explain the Trump phenomenon to the Chinese public.Eric X. Li, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2016
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Numerous times, Rodgers has also expanded his microphone stylings in order to pontificate on politics, personal life-style, hallucinogenic drugs, and other topics that have nothing to do with passing or play-calling.Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
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Trump himself has been ranting in recent days that cheating is already taking place and his campaign has already taken legal action by filing lawsuits in multiple states.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Now, though, much of Chicago is bracing for a Week 10 full of Flus-under-fire ranting while the players inside the Bears locker room must embark on another quest for answers.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Is there a historical context where the struggle has been orated by other groups?J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
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At the age of 3, little Malachi Lukes was orating at his school in the style of President Barack Obama.Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
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Suddenly fog rolls in, fountains spout up from the sides of the stage, sprinklers above signal the start of a storm and then comes the main event.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Markets force participants to have skin in the game, Coplan’s logic goes; the market’s behavior, in turn, contains more wisdom than, say, pundits spouting opinions.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
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All the while, Trump continued to fulminate on the stump.Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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When Reagan fulminated against the Soviet Union, his aides, fearing nuclear war, challenged him.Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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This Amazon shopper raved about the versatility and convenience, saying it can be dressed up or down and washed without ironing.Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
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Shoppers raved about the quality, material, and weight of the blanket.Megan Schaltegger, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Bloviate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloviate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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