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 Sunday panel discussion in Comic-Con’s vaunted Hall H will act as a relatively quiet closing act to the four-day festival that brought its usual series of big, bombastic looks at upcoming sci-fi and superhero projects.
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Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025
With his bombastic rhetorical approach and distinctive appearance, Milei has often been compared in the press to Donald Trump.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
Bellingham, with, yes, that fire within him, that bombastic main character energy, is England’s best player, one of Madrid’s best players, a £113million ($154m) talent, the world’s third-best player in the most recent Ballon d’Or voting last year, a bona fide superstar.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Big Noon Gets Bigger: Dave Portnoy Joins The Desk
The biggest news came on July 17 when FOX Sports announced Barstool’s bombastic founder, Dave Portnoy, would join Big Noon Kickoff coverage for its seventh season.
—Nicole Kraft, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025
With his bombastic rhetorical approach and distinctive appearance, Milei has often been compared in the press to Donald Trump.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
Bellingham, with, yes, that fire within him, that bombastic main character energy, is England’s best player, one of Madrid’s best players, a £113million ($154m) talent, the world’s third-best player in the most recent Ballon d’Or voting last year, a bona fide superstar.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Big Noon Gets Bigger: Dave Portnoy Joins The Desk
The biggest news came on July 17 when FOX Sports announced Barstool’s bombastic founder, Dave Portnoy, would join Big Noon Kickoff coverage for its seventh season.
—Nicole Kraft, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombastic
rhetorical
Adjective
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Egypt's move further amplifies how mere rhetorical support for the Gazans only goes so far.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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With examples drawn from Scripture and across the length of history, Paine commits rhetorical regicide.—
Matthew Redmond
August 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
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