as in affectation
the quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case
the personal essay accompanying his college application was devoid of the inflation and self-aggrandizement that all too often is found in such writings
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Recent Examples of inflation
After the trade wars of Trump’s first administration, the shutdown of the pandemic and hectic restart and rush of inflation that followed, fashion has gotten used to being quick on its feet.
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Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
According to an analysis by the American Medical Association, Medicare payments to physicians have decreased by 29% since 2001 after adjusting for inflation.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
Smaller, economically agile nations might gain a competitive edge by adopting Bitcoin early, leveraging it as a hedge against inflation and a tool for economic empowerment.
—Tomer Niv, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Customers’ stockpiling helped new orders in November to rise at the quickest pace since February last year, with output price inflation at a 13-month high, according to the Caixin poll.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 2 Dec. 2024
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Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
According to an analysis by the American Medical Association, Medicare payments to physicians have decreased by 29% since 2001 after adjusting for inflation.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
Smaller, economically agile nations might gain a competitive edge by adopting Bitcoin early, leveraging it as a hedge against inflation and a tool for economic empowerment.
—Tomer Niv, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Customers’ stockpiling helped new orders in November to rise at the quickest pace since February last year, with output price inflation at a 13-month high, according to the Caixin poll.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflation
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Whereas past leading musical ladies have tried to contour their character to their own personality (consider, perhaps, when Emma Watson made sure Belle was wearing boots and not heels), Grande has taken Glinda’s affectations as her own.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
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Usually in those highly stylised stories, the assassin has some form of unusual affectation.Nick Miller, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
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Kudos are also due Christian Probst as a prince without a drop of royal arrogance.Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2024
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Barack Obama came across to his foes as the principle of arrogance.Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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Under the pretense of protecting her family, Emilia sends her wife, Jessi (Gomez), and their children to Switzerland.Robert Lang, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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When Avril moves in with a woman, resorting for a while to the pretense of separate bedrooms, this upheaval in their lives is barely mentioned.Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
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To arrive at this integration, however, he must be stripped, like Voss, of his own pretensions and the schisms within his self.Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
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Know your audience, an excitable kind of reader informs the author of a piece that fails to flatter his pretensions or reinforce her most uncharitable assumptions about her political opponents.Noah Rothman, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
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Here, garland drapes over each medicine cabinet and fills a small bowl on the vanity top, adding punches of color and festivity without being too literal.Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2024
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The bathroom itself looks a lot like its counterpart and has a shower, a small vanity sink, and a flushing toilet, as well as some more storage.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Inflation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflation. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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