as in rhetorical
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
He was tasked with putting the film into theaters with that bombastic Imax sound.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
The trips have come even though as a bombastic podcaster during the Biden administration, Patel repeatedly lambasted Wray for using the FBI plane for personal travels and even suggested that the jet be grounded.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Tasked with choreographing a multitude of stunts for the cast’s more bombastic moments across the final season was Emmy award winning stunt coordinator Hiro Koda, who also recently snagged an Actor Awards nomination for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026
During the Biden administration, Patel, a bombastic podcaster, had repeatedly lambasted Wray for using the FBI plane for personal travels and even suggested that the jet be grounded.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
The trips have come even though as a bombastic podcaster during the Biden administration, Patel repeatedly lambasted Wray for using the FBI plane for personal travels and even suggested that the jet be grounded.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Tasked with choreographing a multitude of stunts for the cast’s more bombastic moments across the final season was Emmy award winning stunt coordinator Hiro Koda, who also recently snagged an Actor Awards nomination for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026
During the Biden administration, Patel, a bombastic podcaster, had repeatedly lambasted Wray for using the FBI plane for personal travels and even suggested that the jet be grounded.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombastic
Adjective
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In Cuba today, Marxist bromides serve as nothing more than rhetorical cover for corruption.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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Such rhetoric shifts focus away from the perpetrator and the broader failures that allow violent crime to persist.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Trekking guides and their businesses get a boost from inflated invoices, the outlet suggested.—
Alex Nitzberg,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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However, California’s petroleum market watchdog is warning that some of the inflated price may be due to price gouging, my colleague Blanca Begert reports.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The bishops further authorized a new edition of the Roman Pontifical for pontifical Masses, expected to be completed by 2027, with Vatican approval pending for some rites, according to the Catholic News Agency.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Nov. 2025
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In its report, the pontifical commission highlights failures in the Italian church.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Bombastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombastic. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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